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57th meridian west

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The meridian 57° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude{{cite web |title=What is longitude? |url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html |website=oceanservice.noaa.gov |access-date=1 July 2025 |language=en}} 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 57th meridian west forms a great circle with the 123rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian west passes through:

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! scope="col" | Notes

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|83|33|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lincoln Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|82|11|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

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

| Nyeboe Land

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|74|10|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

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

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|74|7|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea

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| {{Coord|53|43|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|51|24|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Belle Isle}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Belle Isle

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|50|59|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|47|35|N|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|5|59|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

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

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{{Coord|2|34|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

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

| Area claimed by {{SUR}}

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| {{Coord|1|54|N|57|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

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

| Pará
Amazonas — from {{Coord|1|55|S|57|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Amazonas}}
Pará — from {{Coord|3|49|S|57|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Pará}}
Mato Grosso — from {{Coord|9|18|S|57|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mato Grosso}}
Mato Grosso do Sul — from {{Coord|17|40|S|57|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mato Grosso do Sul}}

{{Coord|22|13|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Paraguay}}

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

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{{Coord|27|28|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

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{{Coord|29|39|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

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

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{{Coord|30|5|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Uruguay}}

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

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|34|34|S|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Río de la Plata}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Río de la Plata

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|36|20|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|19|S|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|63|21|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by {{ARG}}, {{CHI}} and {{UK}}

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|63|38|S|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea — passing just east of Vega Island (at {{Coord|63|49|S|57|3|W|type:isle|name=Vega Island}}) and James Ross Island (at {{Coord|64|10|S|57|3|W|type:isle|name=James Ross Island}}), Antarctica

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| {{Coord|64|21|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|64|27|S|57|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea

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| {{Coord|75|58|S|57|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

See also

References

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