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63rd meridian west

The meridian 63° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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63rd meridian west

The 63rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 117th meridian east.

In the Canadian province of Quebec, the 63rd meridian is used as a time zone boundary, with all land to its west falling within the Eastern Time Zone and all land to its east in the Atlantic Time Zone (never used DST).

From Pole to Pole Edit

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 63rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 63°0′W / 90.000°N 63.000°W / 90.000; -63.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°22′N 63°0′W / 83.367°N 63.000°W / 83.367; -63.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°35′N 63°0′W / 82.583°N 63.000°W / 82.583; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
81°54′N 63°0′W / 81.900°N 63.000°W / 81.900; -63.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
81°12′N 63°0′W / 81.200°N 63.000°W / 81.200; -63.000 (Greenland)   Greenland Daugaard-Jensen Land
76°20′N 63°0′W / 76.333°N 63.000°W / 76.333; -63.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°0′N 63°0′W / 70.000°N 63.000°W / 70.000; -63.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
67°17′N 63°0′W / 67.283°N 63.000°W / 67.283; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutBaffin Island
65°35′N 63°0′W / 65.583°N 63.000°W / 65.583; -63.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
65°18′N 63°0′W / 65.300°N 63.000°W / 65.300; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutMuingmak Island
65°16′N 63°0′W / 65.267°N 63.000°W / 65.267; -63.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
60°0′N 63°0′W / 60.000°N 63.000°W / 60.000; -63.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
58°53′N 63°0′W / 58.883°N 63.000°W / 58.883; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 63°0′W / 52.000°N 63.000°W / 52.000; -63.000 (Quebec)
50°18′N 63°0′W / 50.300°N 63.000°W / 50.300; -63.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Jacques Cartier Strait
49°44′N 63°0′W / 49.733°N 63.000°W / 49.733; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada QuebecAnticosti Island
49°12′N 63°0′W / 49.200°N 63.000°W / 49.200; -63.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
46°25′N 63°0′W / 46.417°N 63.000°W / 46.417; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada Prince Edward Island
46°10′N 63°0′W / 46.167°N 63.000°W / 46.167; -63.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Hillsborough Bay
46°4′N 63°0′W / 46.067°N 63.000°W / 46.067; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada Prince Edward Island
46°3′N 63°0′W / 46.050°N 63.000°W / 46.050; -63.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait
45°47′N 63°0′W / 45.783°N 63.000°W / 45.783; -63.000 (Canada)   Canada Nova Scotia
44°42′N 63°0′W / 44.700°N 63.000°W / 44.700; -63.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
18°16′N 63°0′W / 18.267°N 63.000°W / 18.267; -63.000 (Anguilla)   Anguilla
18°14′N 63°0′W / 18.233°N 63.000°W / 18.233; -63.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between Saint Martin (at 18°7′N 63°1′W / 18.117°N 63.017°W / 18.117; -63.017 (Saint Martin)) and Île Tintamarre (at 18°7′N 62°59′W / 18.117°N 62.983°W / 18.117; -62.983 (Île Tintamarre)),   Saint Martin
Passing just east of   Sint Maarten (at 18°3′N 63°1′W / 18.050°N 63.017°W / 18.050; -63.017 (Sint Maarten))
Passing just west of   Saint Barthélemy (at 18°3′N 63°1′W / 18.050°N 63.017°W / 18.050; -63.017 (Saint Barthélemy))
17°32′N 63°0′W / 17.533°N 63.000°W / 17.533; -63.000 (Netherlands)   Netherlands Island of Sint Eustatius
17°30′N 63°0′W / 17.500°N 63.000°W / 17.500; -63.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just west of the island of Saint Kitts,   Saint Kitts and Nevis (at 17°22′N 62°52′W / 17.367°N 62.867°W / 17.367; -62.867 (Saint Kitts))
Passing just east of the Los Testigos Islands,   Venezuela (at 11°22′N 63°4′W / 11.367°N 63.067°W / 11.367; -63.067 (Los Testigos Islands))
10°43′N 63°0′W / 10.717°N 63.000°W / 10.717; -63.000 (Venezuela)   Venezuela
3°37′N 63°0′W / 3.617°N 63.000°W / 3.617; -63.000 (Brazil)   Brazil Roraima
Amazonas — from 2°1′N 63°0′W / 2.017°N 63.000°W / 2.017; -63.000 (Amazonas)
Rondônia — from 7°59′S 63°0′W / 7.983°S 63.000°W / -7.983; -63.000 (Rondônia)
12°51′S 63°0′W / 12.850°S 63.000°W / -12.850; -63.000 (Bolivia)   Bolivia
22°0′S 63°0′W / 22.000°S 63.000°W / -22.000; -63.000 (Argentina)   Argentina
41°7′S 63°0′W / 41.117°S 63.000°W / -41.117; -63.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 63°0′W / 60.000°S 63.000°W / -60.000; -63.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just west of Smith Island, South Shetland Islandsclaimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom (at 63°5′S 62°44′W / 63.083°S 62.733°W / -63.083; -62.733 (Smith Island))
64°32′S 63°0′W / 64.533°S 63.000°W / -64.533; -63.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Anvers Islandclaimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom
64°36′S 63°0′W / 64.600°S 63.000°W / -64.600; -63.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
64°47′S 63°0′W / 64.783°S 63.000°W / -64.783; -63.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom

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EditStarting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole the 63rd meridian west passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes90 0 N 63 0 W 90 000 N 63 000 W 90 000 63 000 Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean83 22 N 63 0 W 83 367 N 63 000 W 83 367 63 000 Lincoln Sea Lincoln Sea82 35 N 63 0 W 82 583 N 63 000 W 82 583 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Ellesmere Island81 54 N 63 0 W 81 900 N 63 000 W 81 900 63 000 Nares Strait Nares Strait81 12 N 63 0 W 81 200 N 63 000 W 81 200 63 000 Greenland nbsp Greenland Daugaard Jensen Land76 20 N 63 0 W 76 333 N 63 000 W 76 333 63 000 Baffin Bay Baffin Bay70 0 N 63 0 W 70 000 N 63 000 W 70 000 63 000 Davis Strait Davis Strait67 17 N 63 0 W 67 283 N 63 000 W 67 283 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Baffin Island65 35 N 63 0 W 65 583 N 63 000 W 65 583 63 000 Davis Strait Davis Strait65 18 N 63 0 W 65 300 N 63 000 W 65 300 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Muingmak Island65 16 N 63 0 W 65 267 N 63 000 W 65 267 63 000 Davis Strait Davis Strait60 0 N 63 0 W 60 000 N 63 000 W 60 000 63 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea58 53 N 63 0 W 58 883 N 63 000 W 58 883 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador Quebec from 52 0 N 63 0 W 52 000 N 63 000 W 52 000 63 000 Quebec 50 18 N 63 0 W 50 300 N 63 000 W 50 300 63 000 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Gulf of Saint Lawrence Jacques Cartier Strait49 44 N 63 0 W 49 733 N 63 000 W 49 733 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Quebec Anticosti Island49 12 N 63 0 W 49 200 N 63 000 W 49 200 63 000 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Gulf of Saint Lawrence46 25 N 63 0 W 46 417 N 63 000 W 46 417 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Prince Edward Island46 10 N 63 0 W 46 167 N 63 000 W 46 167 63 000 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Gulf of Saint Lawrence Hillsborough Bay46 4 N 63 0 W 46 067 N 63 000 W 46 067 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Prince Edward Island46 3 N 63 0 W 46 050 N 63 000 W 46 050 63 000 Gulf of Saint Lawrence Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait45 47 N 63 0 W 45 783 N 63 000 W 45 783 63 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nova Scotia44 42 N 63 0 W 44 700 N 63 000 W 44 700 63 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean18 16 N 63 0 W 18 267 N 63 000 W 18 267 63 000 Anguilla nbsp Anguilla18 14 N 63 0 W 18 233 N 63 000 W 18 233 63 000 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea Passing between Saint Martin at 18 7 N 63 1 W 18 117 N 63 017 W 18 117 63 017 Saint Martin and Ile Tintamarre at 18 7 N 62 59 W 18 117 N 62 983 W 18 117 62 983 Ile Tintamarre nbsp Saint Martin Passing just east of nbsp Sint Maarten at 18 3 N 63 1 W 18 050 N 63 017 W 18 050 63 017 Sint Maarten Passing just west of nbsp Saint Barthelemy at 18 3 N 63 1 W 18 050 N 63 017 W 18 050 63 017 Saint Barthelemy 17 32 N 63 0 W 17 533 N 63 000 W 17 533 63 000 Netherlands nbsp Netherlands Island of Sint Eustatius17 30 N 63 0 W 17 500 N 63 000 W 17 500 63 000 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea Passing just west of the island of Saint Kitts nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis at 17 22 N 62 52 W 17 367 N 62 867 W 17 367 62 867 Saint Kitts Passing just east of the Los Testigos Islands nbsp Venezuela at 11 22 N 63 4 W 11 367 N 63 067 W 11 367 63 067 Los Testigos Islands 10 43 N 63 0 W 10 717 N 63 000 W 10 717 63 000 Venezuela nbsp Venezuela3 37 N 63 0 W 3 617 N 63 000 W 3 617 63 000 Brazil nbsp Brazil Roraima Amazonas from 2 1 N 63 0 W 2 017 N 63 000 W 2 017 63 000 Amazonas Rondonia from 7 59 S 63 0 W 7 983 S 63 000 W 7 983 63 000 Rondonia 12 51 S 63 0 W 12 850 S 63 000 W 12 850 63 000 Bolivia nbsp Bolivia22 0 S 63 0 W 22 000 S 63 000 W 22 000 63 000 Argentina nbsp Argentina41 7 S 63 0 W 41 117 S 63 000 W 41 117 63 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean60 0 S 63 0 W 60 000 S 63 000 W 60 000 63 000 Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Passing just west of Smith Island South Shetland Islands claimed by nbsp Argentina nbsp Chile and nbsp United Kingdom at 63 5 S 62 44 W 63 083 S 62 733 W 63 083 62 733 Smith Island 64 32 S 63 0 W 64 533 S 63 000 W 64 533 63 000 Antarctica Antarctica Anvers Island claimed by nbsp Argentina nbsp Chile and nbsp United Kingdom64 36 S 63 0 W 64 600 S 63 000 W 64 600 63 000 Southern Ocean Southern Ocean64 47 S 63 0 W 64 783 S 63 000 W 64 783 63 000 Antarctica Antarctica Claimed by nbsp Argentina nbsp Chile and nbsp United KingdomSee also Edit62nd meridian west 64th meridian west Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 63rd meridian west amp oldid 1110639321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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