50th meridian west

The meridian 50° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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50th meridian west

The 50th meridian west forms a great circle with the 130th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 50th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 50°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°40′N 50°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°48′N 50°0′W	Greenland	Beaumont Island
82°46′N 50°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°31′N 50°0′W	Greenland	Wulff Land
82°1′N 50°0′W	Sherard Osborn Fjord
81°53′N 50°0′W	Greenland
62°18′N 50°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
1°42′N 50°0′W	Brazil	Amapá — mainland and the island of Bailique
0°56′N 50°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Mouth of the Amazon River
0°18′N 50°0′W	Brazil	Pará — islands of Caviana and Marajó, and the mainland Tocantins — from 9°15′S 50°0′W Goiás — from 13°3′S 50°0′W Minas Gerais — from 18°36′S 50°0′W São Paulo — from 19°56′S 50°0′W Paraná — from 22°55′S 50°0′W Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 50°0′W Rio Grande do Sul — from 28°27′S 50°0′W Santa Catarina — for about 11 km from 29°8′S 50°0′W Rio Grande do Sul — from 29°13′S 50°0′W
29°44′S 50°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 50°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°12′S 50°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 49th meridian west
• 51st meridian west