51st meridian west

The meridian 51° 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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51st meridian west

The 51st meridian west forms a great circle with the 129th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 51st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 51°0′W Arctic Ocean
83°39′N 51°0′W Lincoln Sea
82°31′N 51°0′W  Greenland Wulff Land
82°24′N 51°0′W Sherard Osborn Fjord
81°57′N 51°0′W  Greenland Passing through several fjords, the Nuussuaq Peninsula and Alluttoq Island
69°32′N 51°0′W Disko Bay
69°20′N 51°0′W  Greenland Passing through several fjords
63°8′N 51°0′W Atlantic Ocean
3°6′N 51°0′W  Brazil Amapá
Pará — from 0°0′N 51°0′W, passing through several islands in the mouth of the Amazon River
Mato Grosso — from 9°48′S 51°0′W
Goiás — from 14°37′S 51°0′W
Mato Grosso do Sul — from 19°24′S 51°0′W
Minas Gerais — from 19°38′S 51°0′W
São Paulo — from 20°5′S 51°0′W
Paraná — from 22°47′S 51°0′W
Santa Catarina — from 26°14′S 51°0′W
Rio Grande do Sul — from 27°58′S 51°0′W, passing through Lagoa dos Patos
31°20′S 51°0′W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 51°0′W Southern Ocean
77°1′S 51°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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