47th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

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
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 16km 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)
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)