From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 46th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 46°0′W / 90.000°N 46.000°W / 90.000; -46.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°41′N 46°0′W / 83.683°N 46.000°W / 83.683; -46.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 83°6′N 46°0′W / 83.100°N 46.000°W / 83.100; -46.000 (Greenland) Greenland Sverdrup Island 82°51′N 46°0′W / 82.850°N 46.000°W / 82.850; -46.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°38′N 46°0′W / 82.633°N 46.000°W / 82.633; -46.000 (Greenland) Greenland Island of Nares Land 82°15′N 46°0′W / 82.250°N 46.000°W / 82.250; -46.000 (Victoria Fjord) Victoria Fjord 81°59′N 46°0′W / 81.983°N 46.000°W / 81.983; -46.000 (Greenland) Greenland 60°33′N 46°0′W / 60.550°N 46.000°W / 60.550; -46.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 1°7′S 46°0′W / 1.117°S 46.000°W / -1.117; -46.000 (Brazil) Brazil Maranhão
Tocantins — from 10°18′S 46°0′W / 10.300°S 46.000°W / -10.300; -46.000 (Tocantins)
Bahia — from 10°32′S 46°0′W / 10.533°S 46.000°W / -10.533; -46.000 (Bahia)
Goiás — from 14°18′S 46°0′W / 14.300°S 46.000°W / -14.300; -46.000 (Goiás)
Bahia — for about 16km from 14°48′S 46°0′W / 14.800°S 46.000°W / -14.800; -46.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — for about 9km from 14°57′S 46°0′W / 14.950°S 46.000°W / -14.950; -46.000 (Minas Gerais)
Bahia — for about 9km from 15°2′S 46°0′W / 15.033°S 46.000°W / -15.033; -46.000 (Bahia)
Minas Gerais — from 15°12′S 46°0′W / 15.200°S 46.000°W / -15.200; -46.000 (Minas Gerais)
São Paulo — from 22°52′S 46°0′W / 22.867°S 46.000°W / -22.867; -46.000 (São Paulo)23°48′S 46°0′W / 23.800°S 46.000°W / -23.800; -46.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 46°0′W / 60.000°S 46.000°W / -60.000; -46.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 60°34′S 46°0′W / 60.567°S 46.000°W / -60.567; -46.000 (South Orkney Islands) South Orkney Islands Coronation Island — claimed by both Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory) 60°38′S 46°0′W / 60.633°S 46.000°W / -60.633; -46.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°56′S 46°0′W / 77.933°S 46.000°W / -77.933; -46.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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