48th meridian west

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.

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48th meridian west

The 48th meridian west forms a great circle with the 132nd meridian east.

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	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 48°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°53′N 48°0′W	Greenland	John Murray Island
82°46′N 48°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°30′N 48°0′W	Victoria Fjord
82°17′N 48°0′W	Greenland	Wulff Land
60°41′N 48°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
0°43′S 48°0′W	Brazil	Pará Maranhão — from 4°45′S 48°0′W Tocantins — from 5°14′S 48°0′W Goiás — from 13°15′S 48°0′W Brazilian Federal District — from 15°30′S 48°0′W, passing just west of Brasilia (at 15°47′S 47°54′W) Goiás — from 16°2′S 48°0′W Minas Gerais — from 18°27′S 48°0′W São Paulo — from 20°5′S 48°0′W
25°13′S 48°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 48°0′W	Southern Ocean
72°32′S 48°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 47th meridian west
• 49th meridian west