46th meridian west

The meridian 46° 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.

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46th meridian west

The 46th meridian west forms a great circle with the 134th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 46th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 46°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°41′N 46°0′W	Lincoln Sea
83°6′N 46°0′W	Greenland	Sverdrup Island
82°51′N 46°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°38′N 46°0′W	Greenland	Island of Nares Land
82°15′N 46°0′W	Victoria Fjord
81°59′N 46°0′W	Greenland	Wulff Land
60°33′N 46°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
1°7′S 46°0′W	Brazil	Maranhão Tocantins — from 10°18′S 46°0′W Bahia — from 10°32′S 46°0′W Goiás — from 14°18′S 46°0′W Bahia — for about 16 km from 14°48′S 46°0′W Minas Gerais — for about 9 km from 14°57′S 46°0′W Bahia — for about 9 km from 15°2′S 46°0′W Minas Gerais — from 15°12′S 46°0′W São Paulo — from 22°52′S 46°0′W, passing just west of São José dos Campos at 23°11′S 45°52′W
23°48′S 46°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 46°0′W	Southern Ocean
60°34′S 46°0′W	South Orkney Islands	Coronation Island — claimed by both Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
60°38′S 46°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°56′S 46°0′W	Antarctica	Claimed by both Argentina (Argentine Antarctica) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 45th meridian west
• 47th meridian west
• Treaty of Tordesillas