76th meridian west

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76th meridian west

The meridian 76° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 76th meridian west forms a great circle with the 104th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 76th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
 Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
Baffin Bay Passing just east of Bylot Island, Nunavut,  Canada
 Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
Foxe Basin
 Canada Nunavut - Baird Peninsula, Baffin Island
Foxe Basin
 Canada Nunavut - Prince Charles Island
Foxe Basin
 Canada Nunavut - Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
Hudson Strait
 Canada Quebec
Ontario - passing just west of Ottawa
 United States New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
 United States Maryland - Smith Island
Chesapeake Bay
 United States Virginia - Tangier Island
Chesapeake Bay
 United States Virginia - tip of the Delmarva Peninsula
Chesapeake Bay
 United States Virginia
North Carolina
Albemarle Sound
 United States North Carolina
Pamlico Sound
 United States North Carolina - Ocracoke Island
Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Eleuthera,  Bahamas
Passing just west of Little San Salvador Island,  Bahamas
 Bahamas Great Exuma Island
Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the Jumentos Cays,  Bahamas
 Cuba
Caribbean Sea Passing just east of  Jamaica
 Colombia
 Ecuador
 Peru
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Territory claimed by  Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Territory claimed by  Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also