title: 49th meridian west
text: # 49th meridian west
  
  The meridian 49° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
  
  The 49th meridian west forms a great circle with the 131st meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 49.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -49.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°40′N 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.667°N 49.000°W﻿ / 83.667; -49.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°26′N 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.433°N 49.000°W﻿ / 82.433; -49.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Wulff Land 61°24′N 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.400°N 49.000°W﻿ / 61.400; -49.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 0°8′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿0.133°S 49.000°W﻿ / -0.133; -49.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará — Marajó island and the mainland Tocantins — from 6°46′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.767°S 49.000°W﻿ / -6.767; -49.000﻿ (Tocantins) Goiás — from 12°45′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.750°S 49.000°W﻿ / -12.750; -49.000﻿ (Goiás) Minas Gerais — from 18°21′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.350°S 49.000°W﻿ / -18.350; -49.000﻿ (Minas Gerais) São Paulo — from 20°9′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.150°S 49.000°W﻿ / -20.150; -49.000﻿ (São Paulo) Paraná — from 24°40′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿24.667°S 49.000°W﻿ / -24.667; -49.000﻿ (Paraná) Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿26.017°S 49.000°W﻿ / -26.017; -49.000﻿ (Santa Catarina) 28°41′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿28.683°S 49.000°W﻿ / -28.683; -49.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 49.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -49.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°20′S 49°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.333°S 49.000°W﻿ / -77.333; -49.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
  