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58th meridian west

{{Short description|Line of longitude}}

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The meridian 58° 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 58th meridian west forms a great circle with the 122nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian west passes through:

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! scope="col" | Notes

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|83|32|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lincoln Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|82|8|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

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

|Nyeboe Land

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|5|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

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

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| {{Coord|54|54|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from {{Coord|52|0|N|58|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Quebec}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|51|18|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Saint Lawrence}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Saint Lawrence

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|49|34|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|47|40|N|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|6|47|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

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

| Passing just east of Georgetown

{{Coord|4|15|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

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

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{{Coord|3|56|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

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

| Passing through area claimed by {{SUR}}

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| {{Coord|1|33|N|58|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

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

| Pará
Amazonas — from {{Coord|1|30|S|58|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Amazonas}}
Pará — from {{Coord|6|8|S|58|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Pará}}
Mato Grosso — from {{Coord|7|24|S|58|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mato Grosso}}

{{Coord|17|31|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Bolivia}}

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

|

{{Coord|19|29|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

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

| Mato Grosso do Sul

{{Coord|19|53|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Bolivia}}

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

| For about 20 km

{{Coord|20|3|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

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

| Mato Grosso do Sul

{{Coord|20|37|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Paraguay}}

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

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{{Coord|25|2|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

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{{Coord|26|5|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Paraguay}}

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

|

{{Coord|27|16|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

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{{Coord|31|24|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Uruguay}}

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

| For about 15 km

{{Coord|31|32|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

| For about 10 km

{{Coord|31|38|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Uruguay}}

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

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|34|16|S|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Río de la Plata}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|34|48|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

| Passing just west of La Plata, Argentina

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|21|S|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|51|23|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Falkland Islands}}

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

| Island of East Falkland — claimed by {{ARG}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|51|45|S|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|61|54|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=South Shetland Islands}}

! scope="row" | South Shetland Islands

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|62|4|S|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|63|23|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|63|41|S|58|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

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

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| {{Coord|63|51|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|64|24|S|58|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|42|S|58|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

See also

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