title: 59th meridian west
text: # 59th meridian west
  
  The meridian 59° 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 59th meridian west forms a great circle with the 121st meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 59.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -59.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°30′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.500°N 59.000°W﻿ / 83.500; -59.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°4′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.067°N 59.000°W﻿ / 82.067; -59.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land 81°56′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿81.933°N 59.000°W﻿ / 81.933; -59.000﻿ (Newman Bugt) Newman Bugt 81°52′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿81.867°N 59.000°W﻿ / 81.867; -59.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Hall Land 75°42′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.700°N 59.000°W﻿ / 75.700; -59.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 59.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -59.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 59.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -59.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 55°9′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.150°N 59.000°W﻿ / 55.150; -59.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from 52°0′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°N 59.000°W﻿ / 52.000; -59.000﻿ (Quebec) 50°46′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.767°N 59.000°W﻿ / 50.767; -59.000﻿ (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 48°40′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.667°N 59.000°W﻿ / 48.667; -59.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Port au Port Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 48°31′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.517°N 59.000°W﻿ / 48.517; -59.000﻿ (Bay St. George) Bay St. George 48°8′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.133°N 59.000°W﻿ / 48.133; -59.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°35′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.583°N 59.000°W﻿ / 47.583; -59.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 7°53′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿7.883°N 59.000°W﻿ / 7.883; -59.000﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela 1°19′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.317°N 59.000°W﻿ / 1.317; -59.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Roraima Amazonas — from 0°14′N 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿0.233°N 59.000°W﻿ / 0.233; -59.000﻿ (Amazonas) Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.767°S 59.000°W﻿ / -8.767; -59.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) 16°18′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿16.300°S 59.000°W﻿ / -16.300; -59.000﻿ (Bolivia)  Bolivia 19°24′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.400°S 59.000°W﻿ / -19.400; -59.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 24°39′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿24.650°S 59.000°W﻿ / -24.650; -59.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 38°40′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.667°S 59.000°W﻿ / -38.667; -59.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°23′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.383°S 59.000°W﻿ / -51.383; -59.000﻿ (Falkland Islands)  Falkland Islands Island of East Falkland — claimed by Argentina 52°3′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.050°S 59.000°W﻿ / -52.050; -59.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 59.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -59.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 62°12′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.200°S 59.000°W﻿ / -62.200; -59.000﻿ (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands King George Island and Nelson Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 62°20′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.333°S 59.000°W﻿ / -62.333; -59.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°40′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.667°S 59.000°W﻿ / -63.667; -59.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°57′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.950°S 59.000°W﻿ / -64.950; -59.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°29′S 59°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.483°S 59.000°W﻿ / -75.483; -59.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
  