From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 49°0′W / 90.000°N 49.000°W / 90.000; -49.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°40′N 49°0′W / 83.667°N 49.000°W / 83.667; -49.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°26′N 49°0′W / 82.433°N 49.000°W / 82.433; -49.000 (Greenland) Greenland 61°24′N 49°0′W / 61.400°N 49.000°W / 61.400; -49.000 (Arctic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 0°8′S 49°0′W / 0.133°S 49.000°W / -0.133; -49.000 (Brazil) Brazil Pará — Marajó island and the mainland
Tocantins — from 6°46′S 49°0′W / 6.767°S 49.000°W / -6.767; -49.000 (Tocantins)
Goiás — from 12°45′S 49°0′W / 12.750°S 49.000°W / -12.750; -49.000 (Goiás)
Minas Gerais — from 18°21′S 49°0′W / 18.350°S 49.000°W / -18.350; -49.000 (Minas Gerais)
São Paulo — from 20°9′S 49°0′W / 20.150°S 49.000°W / -20.150; -49.000 (São Paulo)
Paraná — from 24°40′S 49°0′W / 24.667°S 49.000°W / -24.667; -49.000 (Paraná)
Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 49°0′W / 26.017°S 49.000°W / -26.017; -49.000 (Santa Catarina)28°41′S 49°0′W / 28.683°S 49.000°W / -28.683; -49.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 49°0′W / 60.000°S 49.000°W / -60.000; -49.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°20′S 49°0′W / 77.333°S 49.000°W / -77.333; -49.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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