From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 58th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 58°0′W / 90.000°N 58.000°W / 90.000; -58.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°32′N 58°0′W / 83.533°N 58.000°W / 83.533; -58.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°8′N 58°0′W / 82.133°N 58.000°W / 82.133; -58.000 (Greenland) Greenland 75°5′N 58°0′W / 75.083°N 58.000°W / 75.083; -58.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 58°0′W / 70.000°N 58.000°W / 70.000; -58.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 58°0′W / 60.000°N 58.000°W / 60.000; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 54°54′N 58°0′W / 54.900°N 58.000°W / 54.900; -58.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 58°0′W / 52.000°N 58.000°W / 52.000; -58.000 (Quebec)51°18′N 58°0′W / 51.300°N 58.000°W / 51.300; -58.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 49°34′N 58°0′W / 49.567°N 58.000°W / 49.567; -58.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — island of Newfoundland 47°40′N 58°0′W / 47.667°N 58.000°W / 47.667; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 6°47′N 58°0′W / 6.783°N 58.000°W / 6.783; -58.000 (Guyana) Guyana Passing just east of Georgetown 4°15′N 58°0′W / 4.250°N 58.000°W / 4.250; -58.000 (Suriname) Suriname 3°56′N 58°0′W / 3.933°N 58.000°W / 3.933; -58.000 (Guyana) Guyana Passing through area claimed by Suriname 1°33′N 58°0′W / 1.550°N 58.000°W / 1.550; -58.000 (Brazil) Brazil Pará
Amazonas — from 1°30′S 58°0′W / 1.500°S 58.000°W / -1.500; -58.000 (Amazonas)
Pará — from 6°8′S 58°0′W / 6.133°S 58.000°W / -6.133; -58.000 (Pará)
Mato Grosso — from 7°24′S 58°0′W / 7.400°S 58.000°W / -7.400; -58.000 (Mato Grosso)17°31′S 58°0′W / 17.517°S 58.000°W / -17.517; -58.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia 19°29′S 58°0′W / 19.483°S 58.000°W / -19.483; -58.000 (Brazil) Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul 19°53′S 58°0′W / 19.883°S 58.000°W / -19.883; -58.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia For about 20km 20°3′S 58°0′W / 20.050°S 58.000°W / -20.050; -58.000 (Brazil) Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul 20°37′S 58°0′W / 20.617°S 58.000°W / -20.617; -58.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay 25°2′S 58°0′W / 25.033°S 58.000°W / -25.033; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina 26°5′S 58°0′W / 26.083°S 58.000°W / -26.083; -58.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay 27°16′S 58°0′W / 27.267°S 58.000°W / -27.267; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina 31°24′S 58°0′W / 31.400°S 58.000°W / -31.400; -58.000 (Uruguay) Uruguay For about 15km 31°32′S 58°0′W / 31.533°S 58.000°W / -31.533; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina For about 10km 31°38′S 58°0′W / 31.633°S 58.000°W / -31.633; -58.000 (Uruguay) Uruguay 34°16′S 58°0′W / 34.267°S 58.000°W / -34.267; -58.000 (Río de la Plata) Río de la Plata 34°48′S 58°0′W / 34.800°S 58.000°W / -34.800; -58.000 (Argentina) Argentina 38°21′S 58°0′W / 38.350°S 58.000°W / -38.350; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°23′S 58°0′W / 51.383°S 58.000°W / -51.383; -58.000 (Falkland Islands) Falkland Islands Island of East Falkland — claimed by Argentina 51°45′S 58°0′W / 51.750°S 58.000°W / -51.750; -58.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 58°0′W / 60.000°S 58.000°W / -60.000; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 61°54′S 58°0′W / 61.900°S 58.000°W / -61.900; -58.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands King George Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 62°4′S 58°0′W / 62.067°S 58.000°W / -62.067; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°23′S 58°0′W / 63.383°S 58.000°W / -63.383; -58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 63°41′S 58°0′W / 63.683°S 58.000°W / -63.683; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 63°51′S 58°0′W / 63.850°S 58.000°W / -63.850; -58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica James Ross Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°24′S 58°0′W / 64.400°S 58.000°W / -64.400; -58.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°42′S 58°0′W / 75.700°S 58.000°W / -75.700; -58.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
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