48th meridian west






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48th meridian west






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The meridian 48° 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 48th meridian west forms a great circle with the 132nd meridian east.



From Pole to Pole


Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian west passes through:































































Co-ordinates
 Country, territory or sea
 Notes

90°0′N 48°0′W / 90.000°N 48.000°W / 90.000; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean)
Arctic Ocean

83°41′N 48°0′W / 83.683°N 48.000°W / 83.683; -48.000 (Lincoln Sea)
Lincoln Sea

82°53′N 48°0′W / 82.883°N 48.000°W / 82.883; -48.000 (Greenland)
 Greenland
John Murray Island

82°46′N 48°0′W / 82.767°N 48.000°W / 82.767; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean)
Arctic Ocean

82°30′N 48°0′W / 82.500°N 48.000°W / 82.500; -48.000 (Victoria Fjord)
Victoria Fjord

82°17′N 48°0′W / 82.283°N 48.000°W / 82.283; -48.000 (Greenland)
 Greenland

60°41′N 48°0′W / 60.683°N 48.000°W / 60.683; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean

0°43′S 48°0′W / 0.717°S 48.000°W / -0.717; -48.000 (Brazil)
 Brazil
Pará
Maranhão — from 4°45′S 48°0′W / 4.750°S 48.000°W / -4.750; -48.000 (Maranhão)
Tocantins — from 5°14′S 48°0′W / 5.233°S 48.000°W / -5.233; -48.000 (Tocantins)
Goiás — from 13°15′S 48°0′W / 13.250°S 48.000°W / -13.250; -48.000 (Goiás)
Brazilian Federal District — from 15°30′S 48°0′W / 15.500°S 48.000°W / -15.500; -48.000 (Brazilian Federal District), passing just west of Brasilia (at 15°47′S 47°54′W / 15.783°S 47.900°W / -15.783; -47.900 (Brasilia))
Goiás — from 16°2′S 48°0′W / 16.033°S 48.000°W / -16.033; -48.000 (Goiás)
Minas Gerais — from 18°27′S 48°0′W / 18.450°S 48.000°W / -18.450; -48.000 (Minas Gerais)
São Paulo — from 20°5′S 48°0′W / 20.083°S 48.000°W / -20.083; -48.000 (São Paulo)

25°13′S 48°0′W / 25.217°S 48.000°W / -25.217; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean

60°0′S 48°0′W / 60.000°S 48.000°W / -60.000; -48.000 (Southern Ocean)
Southern Ocean

72°32′S 48°0′W / 72.533°S 48.000°W / -72.533; -48.000 (Antarctica)
Antarctica
Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)


See also



  • 47th meridian west

  • 49th meridian west










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