47th meridian west

The meridian 47° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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.

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47th meridian west

The 47th meridian west forms a great circle with the 133rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 47th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 47°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 47°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°55′N 47°0′W	Greenland	Elison Island
82°52′N 47°0′W	Arctic Ocean
82°39′N 47°0′W	Greenland	Island of Nares Land
82°23′N 47°0′W	Victoria Fjord
82°9′N 47°0′W	Greenland	Wulff Land
60°45′N 47°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
0°45′S 47°0′W	Brazil	Pará Maranhão — from 3°32′S 47°0′W Tocantins — from 8°3′S 47°0′W Maranhão — for about 16 km from 8°55′S 47°0′W Tocantins — from 9°3′S 47°0′W Goiás — from 13°5′S 47°0′W Minas Gerais — from 15°56′S 47°0′W São Paulo — from 21°20′S 47°0′W, passing just east of Campinas at 22°54′S 47°3′W
24°20′S 47°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 47°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°46′S 47°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 46th meridian west
• 48th meridian west