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47th meridian west

Line of longitude

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47th meridian west

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The meridian 47° 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.

The 47th meridian west forms a great circle with the 133rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 47th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 47°0′W / 90.000°N 47.000°W / 90.000; -47.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 47°0′W / 83.683°N 47.000°W / 83.683; -47.000 (Lincoln Sea)	Lincoln Sea
82°55′N 47°0′W / 82.917°N 47.000°W / 82.917; -47.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Elison Island
82°52′N 47°0′W / 82.867°N 47.000°W / 82.867; -47.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°39′N 47°0′W / 82.650°N 47.000°W / 82.650; -47.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Island of Nares Land
82°23′N 47°0′W / 82.383°N 47.000°W / 82.383; -47.000 (Victoria Fjord)	Victoria Fjord
82°9′N 47°0′W / 82.150°N 47.000°W / 82.150; -47.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Wulff Land
60°45′N 47°0′W / 60.750°N 47.000°W / 60.750; -47.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
0°45′S 47°0′W / 0.750°S 47.000°W / -0.750; -47.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Pará Maranhão — from 3°32′S 47°0′W / 3.533°S 47.000°W / -3.533; -47.000 (Maranhão) Tocantins — from 8°3′S 47°0′W / 8.050°S 47.000°W / -8.050; -47.000 (Tocantins) Maranhão — for about 16 km from 8°55′S 47°0′W / 8.917°S 47.000°W / -8.917; -47.000 (Maranhão) Tocantins — from 9°3′S 47°0′W / 9.050°S 47.000°W / -9.050; -47.000 (Tocantins) Goiás — from 13°5′S 47°0′W / 13.083°S 47.000°W / -13.083; -47.000 (Goiás) Minas Gerais — from 15°56′S 47°0′W / 15.933°S 47.000°W / -15.933; -47.000 (Minas Gerais) São Paulo — from 21°20′S 47°0′W / 21.333°S 47.000°W / -21.333; -47.000 (São Paulo), passing just east of Campinas at 22°54′S 47°3′W / 22.900°S 47.050°W / -22.900; -47.050 (Campinas)
24°20′S 47°0′W / 24.333°S 47.000°W / -24.333; -47.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 47°0′W / 60.000°S 47.000°W / -60.000; -47.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
77°46′S 47°0′W / 77.767°S 47.000°W / -77.767; -47.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)