64th meridian west

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64th meridian west

The meridian 64° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 64th meridian west forms a great circle with the 116th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 64th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 64°0′W / 90.000°N 64.000°W Arctic Ocean
83°20′N 64°0′W / 83.333°N 64.000°W Lincoln Sea
82°50′N 64°0′W / 82.833°N 64.000°W  Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
81°47′N 64°0′W / 81.783°N 64.000°W Nares Strait
81°2′N 64°0′W / 81.033°N 64.000°W  Greenland
76°6′N 64°0′W / 76.100°N 64.000°W Baffin Bay
70°0′N 64°0′W / 70.000°N 64.000°W Davis Strait
67°34′N 64°0′W / 67.567°N 64.000°W  Canada Nunavut — Qikiqtarjuaq Island and Baffin Island
65°2′N 64°0′W / 65.033°N 64.000°W Davis Strait
63°41′N 64°0′W / 63.683°N 64.000°W  Canada Nunavut — Lemieux Islands
63°34′N 64°0′W / 63.567°N 64.000°W Davis Strait
60°0′N 64°0′W / 60.000°N 64.000°W Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
59°46′N 64°0′W / 59.767°N 64.000°W  Canada Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
Quebec — from 58°50′N 64°0′W / 58.833°N 64.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 58°41′N 64°0′W / 58.683°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 58°31′N 63°0′W / 58.517°N 63.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 58°26′N 64°0′W / 58.433°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 57°49′N 63°0′W / 57.817°N 63.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°52′N 64°0′W / 56.867°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 56°35′N 63°0′W / 56.583°N 63.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°25′N 64°0′W / 56.417°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 56°16′N 63°0′W / 56.267°N 63.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°10′N 64°0′W / 56.167°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 56°4′N 63°0′W / 56.067°N 63.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 34°36′N 64°0′W / 34.600°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 52°44′N 63°0′W / 52.733°N 63.000°W
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 52°34′N 64°0′W / 52.567°N 64.000°W
Quebec — from 52°22′N 63°0′W / 52.367°N 63.000°W
50°16′N 64°0′W / 50.267°N 64.000°W Gulf of Saint Lawrence Jacques Cartier Strait
49°55′N 64°0′W / 49.917°N 64.000°W  Canada QuebecAnticosti Island
49°42′N 64°0′W / 49.700°N 64.000°W Gulf of Saint Lawrence
47°3′N 64°0′W / 47.050°N 64.000°W  Canada Prince Edward Island
46°23′N 64°0′W / 46.383°N 64.000°W Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait
46°11′N 64°0′W / 46.183°N 64.000°W  Canada New Brunswick
Nova Scotia — from 46°0′N 63°0′W / 46.000°N 63.000°W
44°39′N 64°0′W / 44.650°N 64.000°W Atlantic Ocean
18°30′N 64°0′W / 18.500°N 64.000°W Caribbean Sea Passing just west of Isla Aves — claimed by  Dominica and  Venezuela (at 15°43′N 63°48′W / 15.717°N 63.800°W)
11°4′N 64°0′W / 11.067°N 64.000°W  Venezuela Isla Margarita and mainland
3°53′N 64°0′W / 3.883°N 64.000°W  Brazil Roraima
2°29′N 64°0′W / 2.483°N 64.000°W  Venezuela
1°58′N 64°0′W / 1.967°N 64.000°W  Brazil Amazonas
Rondônia — from 8°41′S 63°0′W / 8.683°S 63.000°W
12°32′S 64°0′W / 12.533°S 64.000°W  Bolivia
22°9′S 64°0′W / 22.150°S 64.000°W  Argentina
41°4′S 64°0′W / 41.067°S 64.000°W Atlantic Ocean San Matías Gulf
42°8′S 64°0′W / 42.133°S 64.000°W  Argentina Valdes Peninsula
42°52′S 64°0′W / 42.867°S 64.000°W Atlantic Ocean
54°43′S 64°0′W / 54.717°S 64.000°W  Argentina Isla de los Estados
54°46′S 64°0′W / 54.767°S 64.000°W Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 64°0′W / 60.000°S 64.000°W Southern Ocean
64°31′S 64°0′W / 64.517°S 64.000°W Antarctica Anvers Island — claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
64°45′S 64°0′W / 64.750°S 64.000°W Southern Ocean
65°4′S 64°0′W / 65.067°S 64.000°W Antarctica Claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom

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