# 53rd meridian west

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The meridian 53° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Newfoundland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
In Antarctica, the meridian defines the eastern limit of Chile's territorial claim and passes through the British and Argentinian claims - the three claims overlap. It also defines the western limit of Brazil's unofficial claim.
The 53rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 127th meridian east.

## 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) Saint 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 (Brazil)  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 10 km 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); the western limit of the proposed Brazilian Antarctica, claimed by Brazil; and the eastern limit of Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by Chile