49th meridian west

49°

49th meridian west ()

The meridian 49° 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.

The 49th meridian west forms a great circle with the 131st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 49th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 49°0′W / 90.000°N 49.000°W / 90.000; -49.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°40′N 49°0′W / 83.667°N 49.000°W / 83.667; -49.000 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°26′N 49°0′W / 82.433°N 49.000°W / 82.433; -49.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Wulff Land
61°24′N 49°0′W / 61.400°N 49.000°W / 61.400; -49.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
0°8′S 49°0′W / 0.133°S 49.000°W / -0.133; -49.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará — Marajó island and the mainland Tocantins — from 6°46′S 49°0′W / 6.767°S 49.000°W / -6.767; -49.000 (Tocantins) Goiás — from 12°45′S 49°0′W / 12.750°S 49.000°W / -12.750; -49.000 (Goiás) Minas Gerais — from 18°21′S 49°0′W / 18.350°S 49.000°W / -18.350; -49.000 (Minas Gerais) São Paulo — from 20°9′S 49°0′W / 20.150°S 49.000°W / -20.150; -49.000 (São Paulo) Paraná — from 24°40′S 49°0′W / 24.667°S 49.000°W / -24.667; -49.000 (Paraná) Santa Catarina — from 26°1′S 49°0′W / 26.017°S 49.000°W / -26.017; -49.000 (Santa Catarina)
28°41′S 49°0′W / 28.683°S 49.000°W / -28.683; -49.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 49°0′W / 60.000°S 49.000°W / -60.000; -49.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
77°20′S 49°0′W / 77.333°S 49.000°W / -77.333; -49.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)