56th meridian west
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The meridian 56° 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 56th meridian west forms a great circle with the 124th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 56th 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. 
GreenlandPassing through the mainland and many islands 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Strait of Belle Isle Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — Great Northern 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. CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fortune Bay Passing just west of Brunette Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (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. CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador — the tip of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Saint-Pierre, 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (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. 
SurinameLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
BrazilPará Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. SurinameLua 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. 
UruguayPassing just east of Montevideo (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 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 Joinville Island and Dundee Island — claimed by Argentina, 
Chile and 
United KingdomLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Weddell Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
See also
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