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59th meridian west

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The meridian 59° 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 59th meridian west forms a great circle with the 121st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian west passes through:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|83|30|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lincoln Sea}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|82|4|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

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

|Nyeboe Land

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|81|56|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Newman Bugt}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Newman Bugt

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|81|52|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}

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

|Hall Land

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|42|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

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

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| {{Coord|55|9|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from {{Coord|52|0|N|59|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Quebec}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|50|46|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Saint Lawrence}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|48|40|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — Port au Port Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|48|31|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bay St. George}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bay St. George

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{{Coord|48|8|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|47|35|N|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|7|53|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

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

| Territory claimed by {{VEN}}

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| {{Coord|1|19|N|59|0|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

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

| Roraima
Amazonas — from {{Coord|0|14|N|59|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Amazonas}}
Mato Grosso — from {{Coord|8|46|S|59|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mato Grosso}}

{{Coord|16|18|S|59|0|W|type:country|name=Bolivia}}

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

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{{Coord|19|24|S|59|0|W|type:country|name=Paraguay}}

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

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{{Coord|24|39|S|59|0|W|type:country|name=Argentina}}

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

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|40|S|59|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|59|0|W|type:country|name=Falkland Islands}}

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

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|52|3|S|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|62|12|S|59|0|W|type:country|name=South Shetland Islands}}

! scope="row" | South Shetland Islands

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|62|20|S|59|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|63|40|S|59|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|64|57|S|59|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|29|S|59|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

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

See also

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