50th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 50° 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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50th meridian west (interactive map)
The 50th meridian west forms a great circle with the 130th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 50th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 50°0′W Arctic Ocean 83°40′N 50°0′W Lincoln Sea 82°48′N 50°0′W 
GreenlandBeaumont Island 82°46′N 50°0′W Lincoln Sea 82°31′N 50°0′W GreenlandWulff Land 82°1′N 50°0′W Sherard Osborn Fjord 81°53′N 50°0′W Greenland62°18′N 50°0′W Atlantic Ocean 1°42′N 50°0′W 
BrazilAmapá — mainland and the island of Bailique 0°56′N 50°0′W Atlantic Ocean Mouth of the Amazon River 0°18′N 50°0′W BrazilPará — islands of Caviana and Marajó, and the mainland
Tocantins — from 9°15′S 50°0′W
Goiás — from 13°3′S 50°0′W
Minas Gerais — from 18°36′S 50°0′W
São Paulo — from 19°56′S 50°0′W
Paraná — from 22°55′S 50°0′W
Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 50°0′W
Rio Grande do Sul — from 28°27′S 50°0′W
Santa Catarina — for about 11 km from 29°8′S 50°0′W
Rio Grande do Sul — from 29°13′S 50°0′W29°44′S 50°0′W Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 50°0′W Southern Ocean 77°12′S 50°0′W Antarctica Claimed by both 
Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and 
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
