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