48th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 48° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 48th meridian west forms a great circle with the 132nd meridian east.
The map indexing scheme of Canada's National Topographic System begins in the east at the 48th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 48th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 48°0′W / 90.000°N 48.000°W / 90.000; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°41′N 48°0′W / 83.683°N 48.000°W / 83.683; -48.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°53′N 48°0′W / 82.883°N 48.000°W / 82.883; -48.000 (Greenland) Greenland John Murray Island 82°46′N 48°0′W / 82.767°N 48.000°W / 82.767; -48.000 (Arctic Ocean) Lincoln Sea 82°30′N 48°0′W / 82.500°N 48.000°W / 82.500; -48.000 (Victoria Fjord) Victoria Fjord 82°17′N 48°0′W / 82.283°N 48.000°W / 82.283; -48.000 (Greenland) Greenland Wulff Land 60°41′N 48°0′W / 60.683°N 48.000°W / 60.683; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 0°43′S 48°0′W / 0.717°S 48.000°W / -0.717; -48.000 (Brazil) Brazil Pará
Maranhão — from 4°45′S 48°0′W / 4.750°S 48.000°W / -4.750; -48.000 (Maranhão)
Tocantins — from 5°14′S 48°0′W / 5.233°S 48.000°W / -5.233; -48.000 (Tocantins)
Goiás — from 13°15′S 48°0′W / 13.250°S 48.000°W / -13.250; -48.000 (Goiás)
Federal District — from 15°30′S 48°0′W / 15.500°S 48.000°W / -15.500; -48.000 (Distrito Federal), passing just west of Brasilia (at 15°47′S 47°54′W / 15.783°S 47.900°W / -15.783; -47.900 (Brasilia))
Goiás — from 16°2′S 48°0′W / 16.033°S 48.000°W / -16.033; -48.000 (Goiás)
Minas Gerais — from 18°27′S 48°0′W / 18.450°S 48.000°W / -18.450; -48.000 (Minas Gerais)
São Paulo — from 20°5′S 48°0′W / 20.083°S 48.000°W / -20.083; -48.000 (São Paulo)25°13′S 48°0′W / 25.217°S 48.000°W / -25.217; -48.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 48°0′W / 60.000°S 48.000°W / -60.000; -48.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°32′S 48°0′W / 72.533°S 48.000°W / -72.533; -48.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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