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:
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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. 
GreenlandJohn Murray Island 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. Victoria Fjord Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. GreenlandLua 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. 
BrazilPará
Maranhão — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tocantins — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Goiás — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Brazilian Federal District — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., passing just west of Brasilia (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Goiás — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Minas Gerais — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
São Paulo — 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. 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. Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
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