48th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 48°0′W / 90.000°N 48.000°W / 90.000; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 48°0′W / 83.683°N 48.000°W / 83.683; -48.000 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°53′N 48°0′W / 82.883°N 48.000°W / 82.883; -48.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	John Murray Island
82°46′N 48°0′W / 82.767°N 48.000°W / 82.767; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°30′N 48°0′W / 82.500°N 48.000°W / 82.500; -48.000 (Victoria Fjord)	Victoria Fjord
82°17′N 48°0′W / 82.283°N 48.000°W / 82.283; -48.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
60°41′N 48°0′W / 60.683°N 48.000°W / 60.683; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
0°43′S 48°0′W / 0.717°S 48.000°W / -0.717; -48.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará Maranhão — from 4°45′S 48°0′W / 4.750°S 48.000°W / -4.750; -48.000 (Maranhão) Tocantins — from 5°14′S 48°0′W / 5.233°S 48.000°W / -5.233; -48.000 (Tocantins) Goiás — from 13°15′S 48°0′W / 13.250°S 48.000°W / -13.250; -48.000 (Goiás) Brazilian Federal District — from 15°30′S 48°0′W / 15.500°S 48.000°W / -15.500; -48.000 (Brazilian Federal District), passing just west of Brasilia (at 15°47′S 47°54′W / 15.783°S 47.900°W / -15.783; -47.900 (Brasilia)) Goiás — from 16°2′S 48°0′W / 16.033°S 48.000°W / -16.033; -48.000 (Goiás) Minas Gerais — from 18°27′S 48°0′W / 18.450°S 48.000°W / -18.450; -48.000 (Minas Gerais) São Paulo — from 20°5′S 48°0′W / 20.083°S 48.000°W / -20.083; -48.000 (São Paulo)
25°13′S 48°0′W / 25.217°S 48.000°W / -25.217; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 48°0′W / 60.000°S 48.000°W / -60.000; -48.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
72°32′S 48°0′W / 72.533°S 48.000°W / -72.533; -48.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)