53rd Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 53rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 53°0′W / 90.000°N 53.000°W / 90.000; -53.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°38′N 53°0′W / 83.633°N 53.000°W / 83.633; -53.000 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°19′N 53°0′W / 82.317°N 53.000°W / 82.317; -53.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Hendrik Island
82°5′N 53°0′W / 82.083°N 53.000°W / 82.083; -53.000 (Sanki George Fjord)	Sanki George Fjord
81°49′N 53°0′W / 81.817°N 53.000°W / 81.817; -53.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	The mainland, and the islands of Qeqertarsuaq and Upernivik
71°9′N 53°0′W / 71.150°N 53.000°W / 71.150; -53.000 (Uummannaq Fjord)	Uummannaq Fjord
70°46′N 53°0′W / 70.767°N 53.000°W / 70.767; -53.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Nuussuaq Peninsula
70°18′N 53°0′W / 70.300°N 53.000°W / 70.300; -53.000 (Vaigat Sound)	Sullorsuaq Strait
70°5′N 53°0′W / 70.083°N 53.000°W / 70.083; -53.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Disko Island
69°20′N 53°0′W / 69.333°N 53.000°W / 69.333; -53.000 (Qeqertarsuup Tunua)	Disko Bay
68°40′N 53°0′W / 68.667°N 53.000°W / 68.667; -53.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Passing through the mainland and many islands on the coast, including Saqqarliup Nunaa, Aamat, Sermersut and Maniitsoq
65°26′N 53°0′W / 65.433°N 53.000°W / 65.433; -53.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (at 48°35′N 53°0′W / 48.583°N 53.000°W / 48.583; -53.000 (Bonavista Peninsula))
48°7′N 53°0′W / 48.117°N 53.000°W / 48.117; -53.000 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Bay de Verde Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
47°59′N 53°0′W / 47.983°N 53.000°W / 47.983; -53.000 (Conception Bay)	Conception Bay
47°38′N 53°0′W / 47.633°N 53.000°W / 47.633; -53.000 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Bell Island
47°36′N 53°0′W / 47.600°N 53.000°W / 47.600; -53.000 (Conception Bay)	Conception Bay
47°31′N 53°0′W / 47.517°N 53.000°W / 47.517; -53.000 (Canada)	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland
46°45′N 53°0′W / 46.750°N 53.000°W / 46.750; -53.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
5°28′N 53°0′W / 5.467°N 53.000°W / 5.467; -53.000 (France)	France	French Guiana
2°10′N 53°0′W / 2.167°N 53.000°W / 2.167; -53.000 (France)	Brazil	Amapá Pará — from 0°2′N 53°0′W / 0.033°N 53.000°W / 0.033; -53.000 (Pará) Mato Grosso — from 9°41′S 53°0′W / 9.683°S 53.000°W / -9.683; -53.000 (Mato Grosso) Goiás — from 16°51′S 53°0′W / 16.850°S 53.000°W / -16.850; -53.000 (Goiás) Mato Grosso do Sul — from 18°19′S 53°0′W / 18.317°S 53.000°W / -18.317; -53.000 (Mato Grosso do Sul) São Paulo — for about 10km from 22°30′S 53°0′W / 22.500°S 53.000°W / -22.500; -53.000 (São Paulo) Paraná — from 22°35′S 53°0′W / 22.583°S 53.000°W / -22.583; -53.000 (Paraná) Santa Catarina — from 26°21′S 53°0′W / 26.350°S 53.000°W / -26.350; -53.000 (Santa Catarina) Rio Grande do Sul— from 27°8′S 53°0′W / 27.133°S 53.000°W / -27.133; -53.000 (Rio Grande do Sul)
33°28′S 53°0′W / 33.467°S 53.000°W / -33.467; -53.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 53°0′W / 60.000°S 53.000°W / -60.000; -53.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
76°49′S 53°0′W / 76.817°S 53.000°W / -76.817; -53.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory); and the eastern limit of Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by Chile