52nd meridian west

 ( W052 Meridian West ) 

The meridian 52° west of Prime Meridian 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 52nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 128th meridian east.

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From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 52nd meridian west passes through:

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! scope="col" width="120" Co-ordinates ! scope="col"	Country, territory or sea ! scope="col"	Notes
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Lincoln Sea
! scope="row"	Castle Island, Hendrik Island and Warming Land
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Uummannaq Fjord
! scope="row"	Appat Island
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Uummannaq Fjord
! scope="row"	Nuussuaq Peninsula
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Sullorsuaq Strait
! scope="row"	Disko Island
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Disko Bay
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row"	French Guiana
! scope="row"	Amapá Pará — from Mato Grosso — from Goiás — from Mato Grosso do Sul — from São Paulo — from Paraná — from Santa Catarina — from Rio Grande do Sul — from , passing through Lagoa dos Patos
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Atlantic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" Southern Ocean
! scope="row" Antarctica	Claimed by both (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)

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See also

• 51st meridian west
• 53rd meridian west

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