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54th meridian west

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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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|83|37|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lincoln Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lincoln Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|82|16|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

! scope="row" | {{GRL}}

|Nyeboe Land

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|26|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baffin Bay

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Illorsuit Island, {{GRL}} (at {{Coord|71|8|N|54|0|W|type:isle|name=Illorsuit Island}})

{{Coord|70|49|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

! scope="row" | {{GRL}}

| Nuussuaq Peninsula

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|24|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Sullorsuaq Strait}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sullorsuaq Strait

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|70|17|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

! scope="row" | {{GRL}}

| Disko Island

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|34|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the mainland of {{GRL}} (at {{Coord|67|5|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}})

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea
An unnamed part of the Ocean — passing just east of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|49|39|N|54|0|W|type:isle|name=Fogo Island}})

{{Coord|49|27|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|47|45|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Placentia Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Placentia Bay

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{{Coord|47|19|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Newfoundland and Labrador — Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|50|N|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|5|46|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

| For about 10 km at the extreme north-east of the country

{{Coord|5|40|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=France}}

! scope="row" | {{FRA}}

| French Guiana

{{Coord|3|39|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

| For about 13 km

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| {{Coord|3|33|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=France}}

! scope="row" | {{FRA}}

| French Guiana — passing through some territory claimed by {{SUR}}

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| {{Coord|2|13|N|54|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amapá
Pará — from {{Coord|1|32|N|54|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Pará}}
Mato Grosso — from {{Coord|9|37|S|54|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mato Grosso}}
Mato Grosso do Sul — from {{Coord|17|29|S|54|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mato Grosso do Sul}}
Paraná — from {{Coord|23|29|N|54|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Paraná}}

{{Coord|25|34|S|54|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

! scope="row" | {{ARG}}

|

{{Coord|27|12|S|54|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Rio Grande do Sul

{{Coord|31|55|S|54|0|W|type:country|name=Uruguay}}

! scope="row" | {{URY}}

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|34|31|S|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

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| {{Coord|61|5|S|54|0|W|type:country|name=South Shetland Islands}}

! scope="row" | South Shetland Islands

| Clarence Island — claimed by {{ARG}}, {{CHI}} and {{UK}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|61|14|S|54|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|76|39|S|54|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Territory claimed by {{ARG}}, {{CHI}} and {{UK}}

See also

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