title: 56th meridian west
text: # 56th meridian west
  
  The meridian 56° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
  
  The 56th meridian west forms a great circle with the 124th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 56.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -56.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°34′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.567°N 56.000°W﻿ / 83.567; -56.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°15′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.250°N 56.000°W﻿ / 82.250; -56.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land 72°40′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.667°N 56.000°W﻿ / 72.667; -56.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 56.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -56.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 56.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -56.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 53°33′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.550°N 56.000°W﻿ / 53.550; -56.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador 51°53′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.883°N 56.000°W﻿ / 51.883; -56.000﻿ (Strait of Belle Isle) Strait of Belle Isle 51°35′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.583°N 56.000°W﻿ / 51.583; -56.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 50°48′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.800°N 56.000°W﻿ / 50.800; -56.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 50°0′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.000°N 56.000°W﻿ / 50.000; -56.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°30′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.500°N 56.000°W﻿ / 47.500; -56.000﻿ (Fortune Bay) Fortune Bay Passing just west of Brunette Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (at 47°16′N 55°59′W﻿ / ﻿47.267°N 55.983°W﻿ / 47.267; -55.983﻿ (Brunette Island)) 46°58′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.967°N 56.000°W﻿ / 46.967; -56.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — the tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 46°57′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.950°N 56.000°W﻿ / 46.950; -56.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (at 46°46′N 56°10′W﻿ / ﻿46.767°N 56.167°W﻿ / 46.767; -56.167﻿ (Saint-Pierre)) 5°49′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿5.817°N 56.000°W﻿ / 5.817; -56.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname 2°24′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.400°N 56.000°W﻿ / 2.400; -56.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará 2°8′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.133°N 56.000°W﻿ / 2.133; -56.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname 1°50′N 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.833°N 56.000°W﻿ / 1.833; -56.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará Mato Grosso — from 9°29′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.483°S 56.000°W﻿ / -9.483; -56.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°14′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.233°S 56.000°W﻿ / -17.233; -56.000﻿ (Mato Grosso do Sul) 22°17′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿22.283°S 56.000°W﻿ / -22.283; -56.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 27°20′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.333°S 56.000°W﻿ / -27.333; -56.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 28°30′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿28.500°S 56.000°W﻿ / -28.500; -56.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul 30°50′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.833°S 56.000°W﻿ / -30.833; -56.000﻿ (Uruguay)  Uruguay Passing just east of Montevideo (at 34°53′S 56°9′W﻿ / ﻿34.883°S 56.150°W﻿ / -34.883; -56.150﻿ (Montevideo)) 34°52′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.867°S 56.000°W﻿ / -34.867; -56.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 56.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -56.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°8′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.133°S 56.000°W﻿ / -63.133; -56.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Joinville Island and Dundee Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 63°34′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.567°S 56.000°W﻿ / -63.567; -56.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 76°16′S 56°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.267°S 56.000°W﻿ / -76.267; -56.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
  