title: 57th meridian west
text: # 57th meridian west
  
  The meridian 57° 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 57th meridian west forms a great circle with the 123rd meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 57.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -57.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°33′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.550°N 57.000°W﻿ / 83.550; -57.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°11′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.183°N 57.000°W﻿ / 82.183; -57.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land 90°0′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 57.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -57.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 74°10′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.167°N 57.000°W﻿ / 74.167; -57.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland 74°7′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.117°N 57.000°W﻿ / 74.117; -57.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 57.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -57.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 57.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -57.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 53°43′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.717°N 57.000°W﻿ / 53.717; -57.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador 51°24′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.400°N 57.000°W﻿ / 51.400; -57.000﻿ (Strait of Belle Isle) Strait of Belle Isle 50°59′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.983°N 57.000°W﻿ / 50.983; -57.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°35′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.583°N 57.000°W﻿ / 47.583; -57.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 5°59′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿5.983°N 57.000°W﻿ / 5.983; -57.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname 2°34′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.567°N 57.000°W﻿ / 2.567; -57.000﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Area claimed by Suriname 1°54′N 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.900°N 57.000°W﻿ / 1.900; -57.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará Amazonas — from 1°55′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.917°S 57.000°W﻿ / -1.917; -57.000﻿ (Amazonas) Pará — from 3°49′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿3.817°S 57.000°W﻿ / -3.817; -57.000﻿ (Pará) Mato Grosso — from 9°18′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.300°S 57.000°W﻿ / -9.300; -57.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°40′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.667°S 57.000°W﻿ / -17.667; -57.000﻿ (Mato Grosso do Sul) 22°13′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿22.217°S 57.000°W﻿ / -22.217; -57.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 27°28′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.467°S 57.000°W﻿ / -27.467; -57.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 29°39′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿29.650°S 57.000°W﻿ / -29.650; -57.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil 30°5′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.083°S 57.000°W﻿ / -30.083; -57.000﻿ (Uruguay)  Uruguay 34°34′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.567°S 57.000°W﻿ / -34.567; -57.000﻿ (Río de la Plata) Río de la Plata 36°20′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.333°S 57.000°W﻿ / -36.333; -57.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 37°19′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.317°S 57.000°W﻿ / -37.317; -57.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 57.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -57.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°21′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.350°S 57.000°W﻿ / -63.350; -57.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 63°38′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.633°S 57.000°W﻿ / -63.633; -57.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea — passing just east of Vega Island (at 63°49′S 57°3′W﻿ / ﻿63.817°S 57.050°W﻿ / -63.817; -57.050﻿ (Vega Island)) and James Ross Island (at 64°10′S 57°3′W﻿ / ﻿64.167°S 57.050°W﻿ / -64.167; -57.050﻿ (James Ross Island)), Antarctica 64°21′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.350°S 57.000°W﻿ / -64.350; -57.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Snow Hill Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°27′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.450°S 57.000°W﻿ / -64.450; -57.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°58′S 57°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.967°S 57.000°W﻿ / -75.967; -57.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
  