From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 57th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 57°0′W / 90.000°N 57.000°W / 90.000; -57.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°33′N 57°0′W / 83.550°N 57.000°W / 83.550; -57.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°11′N 57°0′W / 82.183°N 57.000°W / 82.183; -57.000 (Greenland) Greenland Passing through the mainland and some islands 90°0′N 57°0′W / 90.000°N 57.000°W / 90.000; -57.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 74°10′N 57°0′W / 74.167°N 57.000°W / 74.167; -57.000 (Greenland) Greenland 74°7′N 57°0′W / 74.117°N 57.000°W / 74.117; -57.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 57°0′W / 70.000°N 57.000°W / 70.000; -57.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 57°0′W / 60.000°N 57.000°W / 60.000; -57.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 53°43′N 57°0′W / 53.717°N 57.000°W / 53.717; -57.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador 51°24′N 57°0′W / 51.400°N 57.000°W / 51.400; -57.000 (Strait of Belle Isle) Strait of Belle Isle 50°59′N 57°0′W / 50.983°N 57.000°W / 50.983; -57.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°35′N 57°0′W / 47.583°N 57.000°W / 47.583; -57.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 5°59′N 57°0′W / 5.983°N 57.000°W / 5.983; -57.000 (Suriname) Suriname 2°34′N 57°0′W / 2.567°N 57.000°W / 2.567; -57.000 (Guyana) Guyana Area claimed by Suriname 1°54′N 57°0′W / 1.900°N 57.000°W / 1.900; -57.000 (Brazil) Brazil Pará
Amazonas — from 1°55′S 57°0′W / 1.917°S 57.000°W / -1.917; -57.000 (Amazonas)
Pará — from 3°49′S 57°0′W / 3.817°S 57.000°W / -3.817; -57.000 (Pará)
Mato Grosso — from 9°18′S 57°0′W / 9.300°S 57.000°W / -9.300; -57.000 (Mato Grosso)
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 17°40′S 57°0′W / 17.667°S 57.000°W / -17.667; -57.000 (Mato Grosso do Sul)22°13′S 57°0′W / 22.217°S 57.000°W / -22.217; -57.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay 27°28′S 57°0′W / 27.467°S 57.000°W / -27.467; -57.000 (Argentina) Argentina 29°39′S 57°0′W / 29.650°S 57.000°W / -29.650; -57.000 (Brazil) Brazil 30°5′S 57°0′W / 30.083°S 57.000°W / -30.083; -57.000 (Uruguay) Uruguay 34°34′S 57°0′W / 34.567°S 57.000°W / -34.567; -57.000 (Río de la Plata) Río de la Plata 36°20′S 57°0′W / 36.333°S 57.000°W / -36.333; -57.000 (Argentina) Argentina 37°19′S 57°0′W / 37.317°S 57.000°W / -37.317; -57.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 57°0′W / 60.000°S 57.000°W / -60.000; -57.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°21′S 57°0′W / 63.350°S 57.000°W / -63.350; -57.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 63°38′S 57°0′W / 63.633°S 57.000°W / -63.633; -57.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea — passing just east of Vega Island (at 63°49′S 57°3′W / 63.817°S 57.050°W / -63.817; -57.050 (Vega Island)) and James Ross Island (at 64°10′S 57°3′W / 64.167°S 57.050°W / -64.167; -57.050 (James Ross Island)), Antarctica 64°21′S 57°0′W / 64.350°S 57.000°W / -64.350; -57.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Snow Hill Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°27′S 57°0′W / 64.450°S 57.000°W / -64.450; -57.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°58′S 57°0′W / 75.967°S 57.000°W / -75.967; -57.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
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