55th meridian west
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The meridian 55° 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 55th meridian west forms a great circle with the 125th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 55th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lincoln Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
GreenlandLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baffin Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. GreenlandQeqertarsuatsiaq Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baffin Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Davis Strait Passing just west of Disko Island, Greenland (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
An unnamed part of the Ocean
Notre Dame BayLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — the Exploits Islands and the island of Newfoundland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fortune Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
SurinamePassing just east of Paramaribo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
BrazilPará
Mato Grosso — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mato Grosso do Sul — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
ParaguayLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
ArgentinaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. BrazilRio Grande do Sul Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
UruguayLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. South Shetland Islands Elephant Island — claimed by Argentina, 
Chile and 
United KingdomLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Passing just east of Joinville Island, Antarctica (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
See also
 55°
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