52nd meridian west
# 52nd meridian west

The meridian 52° 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 52nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 128th meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 52nd meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 52.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -52.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°38′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.633°N 52.000°W﻿ / 83.633; -52.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°16′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.267°N 52.000°W﻿ / 82.267; -52.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Castle Island, Hendrik Island and Warming Land 71°6′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.100°N 52.000°W﻿ / 71.100; -52.000﻿ (Uummannaq Fjord) Uummannaq Fjord 70°58′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.967°N 52.000°W﻿ / 70.967; -52.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Appat Island 71°6′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.100°N 52.000°W﻿ / 71.100; -52.000﻿ (Uummannaq Fjord) Uummannaq Fjord 70°52′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.867°N 52.000°W﻿ / 70.867; -52.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula 70°1′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.017°N 52.000°W﻿ / 70.017; -52.000﻿ (Vaigat Sound) Sullorsuaq Strait 69°48′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.800°N 52.000°W﻿ / 69.800; -52.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Disko Island 69°33′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.550°N 52.000°W﻿ / 69.550; -52.000﻿ (Qeqertarsuup Tunua) Disko Bay 68°37′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.617°N 52.000°W﻿ / 68.617; -52.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland 64°7′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.117°N 52.000°W﻿ / 64.117; -52.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 4°41′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.683°N 52.000°W﻿ / 4.683; -52.000﻿ (France)  France French Guiana 3°37′N 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿3.617°N 52.000°W﻿ / 3.617; -52.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amapá Pará — from 1°10′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.167°S 52.000°W﻿ / -1.167; -52.000﻿ (Pará) Mato Grosso — from 9°45′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.750°S 52.000°W﻿ / -9.750; -52.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Goiás — from 15°51′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.850°S 52.000°W﻿ / -15.850; -52.000﻿ (Goiás) Mato Grosso do Sul — from 18°58′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.967°S 52.000°W﻿ / -18.967; -52.000﻿ (Mato Grosso do Sul) São Paulo — from 21°31′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.517°S 52.000°W﻿ / -21.517; -52.000﻿ (São Paulo) Paraná — from 22°33′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿22.550°S 52.000°W﻿ / -22.550; -52.000﻿ (Paraná) Santa Catarina — from 26°35′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿26.583°S 52.000°W﻿ / -26.583; -52.000﻿ (Santa Catarina) Rio Grande do Sul — from 27°23′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.383°S 52.000°W﻿ / -27.383; -52.000﻿ (Rio Grande do Sul), passing through Lagoa dos Patos 32°5′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.083°S 52.000°W﻿ / -32.083; -52.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 52.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -52.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 76°54′S 52°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.900°S 52.000°W﻿ / -76.900; -52.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
