From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 59th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 59°0′W / 90.000°N 59.000°W / 90.000; -59.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°30′N 59°0′W / 83.500°N 59.000°W / 83.500; -59.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°4′N 59°0′W / 82.067°N 59.000°W / 82.067; -59.000 (Greenland) Greenland 81°56′N 59°0′W / 81.933°N 59.000°W / 81.933; -59.000 (Newman Bugt) Newman Bugt 81°52′N 59°0′W / 81.867°N 59.000°W / 81.867; -59.000 (Greenland) Greenland 75°42′N 59°0′W / 75.700°N 59.000°W / 75.700; -59.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 59°0′W / 70.000°N 59.000°W / 70.000; -59.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 59°0′W / 60.000°N 59.000°W / 60.000; -59.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 55°9′N 59°0′W / 55.150°N 59.000°W / 55.150; -59.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 59°0′W / 52.000°N 59.000°W / 52.000; -59.000 (Quebec)50°46′N 59°0′W / 50.767°N 59.000°W / 50.767; -59.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 48°40′N 59°0′W / 48.667°N 59.000°W / 48.667; -59.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Port au Port Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland 48°31′N 59°0′W / 48.517°N 59.000°W / 48.517; -59.000 (Bay St. George) Bay St. George 48°8′N 59°0′W / 48.133°N 59.000°W / 48.133; -59.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°35′N 59°0′W / 47.583°N 59.000°W / 47.583; -59.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 7°53′N 59°0′W / 7.883°N 59.000°W / 7.883; -59.000 (Guyana) Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela 1°19′N 59°0′W / 1.317°N 59.000°W / 1.317; -59.000 (Brazil) Brazil Roraima
Amazonas — from 0°14′N 59°0′W / 0.233°N 59.000°W / 0.233; -59.000 (Amazonas)
Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 59°0′W / 8.767°S 59.000°W / -8.767; -59.000 (Mato Grosso)16°18′S 59°0′W / 16.300°S 59.000°W / -16.300; -59.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia 19°24′S 59°0′W / 19.400°S 59.000°W / -19.400; -59.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay 24°39′S 59°0′W / 24.650°S 59.000°W / -24.650; -59.000 (Argentina) Argentina 38°40′S 59°0′W / 38.667°S 59.000°W / -38.667; -59.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°23′S 59°0′W / 51.383°S 59.000°W / -51.383; -59.000 (Falkland Islands) Falkland Islands Island of East Falkland — claimed by Argentina 52°3′S 59°0′W / 52.050°S 59.000°W / -52.050; -59.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 59°0′W / 60.000°S 59.000°W / -60.000; -59.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 62°12′S 59°0′W / 62.200°S 59.000°W / -62.200; -59.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands King George Island and Nelson Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 62°20′S 59°0′W / 62.333°S 59.000°W / -62.333; -59.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°40′S 59°0′W / 63.667°S 59.000°W / -63.667; -59.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°57′S 59°0′W / 64.950°S 59.000°W / -64.950; -59.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°29′S 59°0′W / 75.483°S 59.000°W / -75.483; -59.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
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