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:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lincoln Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Elison Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Nares Land |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Victoria Fjord | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Wulff Land |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Pará Maranhão — from Tocantins — from Maranhão — for about 16 km from Tocantins — from Goiás — from Minas Gerais — from São Paulo — from , passing just east of Campinas at |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Claimed by both (Argentine Antarctica) and (British Antarctic Territory)
See also 46th meridian west 48th meridian west
References