80th meridian west

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The meridian 80° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, Panama, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. [2]

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In Antarctica, the meridian defines the western limit of the British territorial claim and passes through the Chilean claim - the two claims overlap.

The 80th meridian west forms a great circle with the 100th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 80th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N80°0′W / 90.000°N 80.000°W / 90.000; -80.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°56′N80°0′W / 82.933°N 80.000°W / 82.933; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
76°14′N80°0′W / 76.233°N 80.000°W / 76.233; -80.000 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound Passing just west of Coburg Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 75°52′N79°45′W / 75.867°N 79.750°W / 75.867; -79.750 (Coburg Island) )
75°33′N80°0′W / 75.550°N 80.000°W / 75.550; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island and Philpots Island
74°50′N80°0′W / 74.833°N 80.000°W / 74.833; -80.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
73°44′N80°0′W / 73.733°N 80.000°W / 73.733; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Bylot Island
72°53′N80°0′W / 72.883°N 80.000°W / 72.883; -80.000 (Eclipse Sound) Eclipse Sound
72°31′N80°0′W / 72.517°N 80.000°W / 72.517; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Imiliit and Baffin Island
69°57′N80°0′W / 69.950°N 80.000°W / 69.950; -80.000 (Murray Maxwell Bay) Murray Maxwell Bay
69°44′N80°0′W / 69.733°N 80.000°W / 69.733; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Kapuiviit
69°30′N80°0′W / 69.500°N 80.000°W / 69.500; -80.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin
65°30′N80°0′W / 65.500°N 80.000°W / 65.500; -80.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel Passing just east of Southampton Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 63°46′N80°9′W / 63.767°N 80.150°W / 63.767; -80.150 (Southampton Island) )
63°4′N80°0′W / 63.067°N 80.000°W / 63.067; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
62°19′N80°0′W / 62.317°N 80.000°W / 62.317; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Mansel Island
61°43′N80°0′W / 61.717°N 80.000°W / 61.717; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
59°53′N80°0′W / 59.883°N 80.000°W / 59.883; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Gilmour Island
59°48′N80°0′W / 59.800°N 80.000°W / 59.800; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing just west of Split Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
56°19′N80°0′W / 56.317°N 80.000°W / 56.317; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — Kugong Island and Flaherty Island
55°54′N80°0′W / 55.900°N 80.000°W / 55.900; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
54°41′N80°0′W / 54.683°N 80.000°W / 54.683; -80.000 (James Bay) James Bay
53°23′N80°0′W / 53.383°N 80.000°W / 53.383; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut — North Twin Island
53°14′N80°0′W / 53.233°N 80.000°W / 53.233; -80.000 (James Bay) James Bay Passing just west of South Twin Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 53°7′N79°56′W / 53.117°N 79.933°W / 53.117; -79.933 (South Twin Island) )
51°14′N80°0′W / 51.233°N 80.000°W / 51.233; -80.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ontario
42°48′N80°0′W / 42.800°N 80.000°W / 42.800; -80.000 (Lake Erie) Lake Erie
42°10′N80°0′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pennsylvania — passing through Pittsburgh (at 40°26′N80°0′W / 40.433°N 80.000°W / 40.433; -80.000 (Pittsburgh) )
West Virginia — from 39°43′N80°0′W / 39.717°N 80.000°W / 39.717; -80.000 (West Virginia)
Virginia — from 38°0′N80°0′W / 38.000°N 80.000°W / 38.000; -80.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°32′N80°0′W / 36.533°N 80.000°W / 36.533; -80.000 (North Carolina)
South Carolina — from 34°48′N80°0′W / 34.800°N 80.000°W / 34.800; -80.000 (South Carolina) , passing through Charleston (at 32°52′N80°0′W / 32.867°N 80.000°W / 32.867; -80.000 (Charleston) )
32°37′N80°0′W / 32.617°N 80.000°W / 32.617; -80.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Palm Beach, Florida, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (at 26°42′N80°1′W / 26.700°N 80.017°W / 26.700; -80.017 (Palm Beach) )
Passing through the Cay Sal Bank atoll, Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas (at 24°4′N80°0′W / 24.067°N 80.000°W / 24.067; -80.000 (Cay Sal Bank) )
23°3′N80°0′W / 23.050°N 80.000°W / 23.050; -80.000 (Cuba) Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
21°44′N80°0′W / 21.733°N 80.000°W / 21.733; -80.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
19°43′N80°0′W / 19.717°N 80.000°W / 19.717; -80.000 (Cayman Islands) Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Island of Little Cayman
19°42′N80°0′W / 19.700°N 80.000°W / 19.700; -80.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
9°20′N80°0′W / 9.333°N 80.000°W / 9.333; -80.000 (Panama) Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
8°26′N80°0′W / 8.433°N 80.000°W / 8.433; -80.000 (Gulf of Panama) Gulf of Panama
7°31′N80°0′W / 7.517°N 80.000°W / 7.517; -80.000 (Panama) Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Passing through the tip of the Azuero Peninsula
7°28′N80°0′W / 7.467°N 80.000°W / 7.467; -80.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
0°49′N80°0′W / 0.817°N 80.000°W / 0.817; -80.000 (Ecuador) Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador The mainland, Puná Island, and the mainland again
4°22′S80°0′W / 4.367°S 80.000°W / -4.367; -80.000 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Piura Region
Lambayeque Region — from 5°41′S80°0′W / 5.683°S 80.000°W / -5.683; -80.000 (Lambayeque)
6°44′S80°0′W / 6.733°S 80.000°W / -6.733; -80.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing close between the Desventuradas Islands, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (at 26°19′S80°0′W / 26.317°S 80.000°W / -26.317; -80.000 (Desventuradas Islands) )
Passing some distance between the Juan Fernández Islands, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (at 33°40′S80°0′W / 33.667°S 80.000°W / -33.667; -80.000 (Juan Fernández Islands) )
60°0′S80°0′W / 60.000°S 80.000°W / -60.000; -80.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°2′S80°0′W / 73.033°S 80.000°W / -73.033; -80.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Defines the western limit of British Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Passes through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Cross sections of temperature, pressure, and density near the 80th meridian west / by Orvel E. Smith, William M. McMurray, and Harold L. Crutcher. NASA technical note; NASA TN D-1641. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1963. hdl:2027/uiug.30112106874016 . Retrieved 2022-07-07– via HathiTrust.
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