54th meridian west
# 54th meridian west

The meridian 54° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Newfoundland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 54th meridian west forms a great circle with the 126th meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 54th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 54.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -54.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°37′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.617°N 54.000°W﻿ / 83.617; -54.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°16′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.267°N 54.000°W﻿ / 82.267; -54.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nyeboe Land 71°26′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.433°N 54.000°W﻿ / 71.433; -54.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay Passing just west of Illorsuit Island, Greenland (at 71°8′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.133°N 54.000°W﻿ / 71.133; -54.000﻿ (Illorsuit Island)) 70°49′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.817°N 54.000°W﻿ / 70.817; -54.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula 70°24′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.400°N 54.000°W﻿ / 70.400; -54.000﻿ (Sullorsuaq Strait) Sullorsuaq Strait 70°17′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.283°N 54.000°W﻿ / 70.283; -54.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Disko Island 69°34′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.567°N 54.000°W﻿ / 69.567; -54.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Passing just west of the mainland of Greenland (at 67°5′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.083°N 54.000°W﻿ / 67.083; -54.000﻿ (Greenland)) 60°0′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 54.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -54.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea An unnamed part of the Ocean — passing just east of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (at 49°39′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.650°N 54.000°W﻿ / 49.650; -54.000﻿ (Fogo Island)) 49°27′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.450°N 54.000°W﻿ / 49.450; -54.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°45′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.750°N 54.000°W﻿ / 47.750; -54.000﻿ (Placentia Bay) Placentia Bay 47°19′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.317°N 54.000°W﻿ / 47.317; -54.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 46°50′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.833°N 54.000°W﻿ / 46.833; -54.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 5°46′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿5.767°N 54.000°W﻿ / 5.767; -54.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname For about 10 km at the extreme north-east of the country 5°40′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿5.667°N 54.000°W﻿ / 5.667; -54.000﻿ (France)  France French Guiana 3°39′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿3.650°N 54.000°W﻿ / 3.650; -54.000﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname For about 13 km 3°33′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿3.550°N 54.000°W﻿ / 3.550; -54.000﻿ (France)  France French Guiana — passing through some territory claimed by Suriname 2°13′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.217°N 54.000°W﻿ / 2.217; -54.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amapá Pará — from 1°32′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.533°N 54.000°W﻿ / 1.533; -54.000﻿ (Pará) Mato Grosso — from 9°37′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.617°S 54.000°W﻿ / -9.617; -54.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°29′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.483°S 54.000°W﻿ / -17.483; -54.000﻿ (Mato Grosso do Sul) Paraná — from 23°29′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.483°N 54.000°W﻿ / 23.483; -54.000﻿ (Paraná) 25°34′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿25.567°S 54.000°W﻿ / -25.567; -54.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 27°12′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.200°S 54.000°W﻿ / -27.200; -54.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul 31°55′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.917°S 54.000°W﻿ / -31.917; -54.000﻿ (Uruguay)  Uruguay 34°31′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.517°S 54.000°W﻿ / -34.517; -54.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 54.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -54.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 61°5′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.083°S 54.000°W﻿ / -61.083; -54.000﻿ (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands Clarence Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 61°14′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.233°S 54.000°W﻿ / -61.233; -54.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 76°39′S 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.650°S 54.000°W﻿ / -76.650; -54.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
