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78th meridian west

The meridian 78° 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, Panama, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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78th meridian west

The 78th meridian west forms a great circle with the 102nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 78th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 78°0′W / 90.000°N 78.000°W / 90.000; -78.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°54′N 78°0′W / 82.900°N 78.000°W / 82.900; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
77°28′N 78°0′W / 77.467°N 78.000°W / 77.467; -78.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
76°59′N 78°0′W / 76.983°N 78.000°W / 76.983; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
76°37′N 78°0′W / 76.617°N 78.000°W / 76.617; -78.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
73°38′N 78°0′W / 73.633°N 78.000°W / 73.633; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutBylot Island
72°53′N 78°0′W / 72.883°N 78.000°W / 72.883; -78.000 (Eclipse Sound) Eclipse Sound
72°41′N 78°0′W / 72.683°N 78.000°W / 72.683; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutBaffin Island
70°14′N 78°0′W / 70.233°N 78.000°W / 70.233; -78.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin
69°43′N 78°0′W / 69.717°N 78.000°W / 69.717; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutKoch Island
69°37′N 78°0′W / 69.617°N 78.000°W / 69.617; -78.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin
65°0′N 78°0′W / 65.000°N 78.000°W / 65.000; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutFoxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
64°25′N 78°0′W / 64.417°N 78.000°W / 64.417; -78.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel
64°0′N 78°0′W / 64.000°N 78.000°W / 64.000; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut — unnamed island just west of Mill Island
63°57′N 78°0′W / 63.950°N 78.000°W / 63.950; -78.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel
63°28′N 78°0′W / 63.467°N 78.000°W / 63.467; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutNottingham Island
63°7′N 78°0′W / 63.117°N 78.000°W / 63.117; -78.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel
62°35′N 78°0′W / 62.583°N 78.000°W / 62.583; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutDigges Islands
62°33′N 78°0′W / 62.550°N 78.000°W / 62.550; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
62°23′N 78°0′W / 62.383°N 78.000°W / 62.383; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada QuebecUngava Peninsula
61°42′N 78°0′W / 61.700°N 78.000°W / 61.700; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
60°59′N 78°0′W / 60.983°N 78.000°W / 60.983; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada QuebecUngava Peninsula
60°46′N 78°0′W / 60.767°N 78.000°W / 60.767; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
59°16′N 78°0′W / 59.267°N 78.000°W / 59.267; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada QuebecUngava Peninsula
Nunavut — from 58°21′N 78°0′W / 58.350°N 78.000°W / 58.350; -78.000 (Nunavut), Frazier Island
58°20′N 78°0′W / 58.333°N 78.000°W / 58.333; -78.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing through the Salikuit Islands (at 56°18′N 78°0′W / 56.300°N 78.000°W / 56.300; -78.000 (Salikuit Islands))
55°11′N 78°0′W / 55.183°N 78.000°W / 55.183; -78.000 (Canada)   Canada Quebec
Ontario — from 46°14′N 78°0′W / 46.233°N 78.000°W / 46.233; -78.000 (Ontario)
43°58′N 78°0′W / 43.967°N 78.000°W / 43.967; -78.000 (Lake Ontario) Lake Ontario
43°22′N 78°0′W / 43.367°N 78.000°W / 43.367; -78.000 (United States)   United States New York
Pennsylvania — from 42°0′N 78°0′W / 42.000°N 78.000°W / 42.000; -78.000 (Pennsylvania)
Maryland — from 39°43′N 78°0′W / 39.717°N 78.000°W / 39.717; -78.000 (Maryland)
West Virginia — from 39°36′N 78°0′W / 39.600°N 78.000°W / 39.600; -78.000 (West Virginia)
Virginia — from 39°14′N 78°0′W / 39.233°N 78.000°W / 39.233; -78.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°33′N 78°0′W / 36.550°N 78.000°W / 36.550; -78.000 (North Carolina) (passing just west of Wilmington at 34°14'N)
33°51′N 78°0′W / 33.850°N 78.000°W / 33.850; -78.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
26°43′N 78°0′W / 26.717°N 78.000°W / 26.717; -78.000 (Bahamas)   Bahamas Island of Grand Bahama
26°39′N 78°0′W / 26.650°N 78.000°W / 26.650; -78.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the Berry Islands,   Bahamas (at 25°49′N 77°55′W / 25.817°N 77.917°W / 25.817; -77.917 (Berry Islands))
25°9′N 78°0′W / 25.150°N 78.000°W / 25.150; -78.000 (Bahamas)   Bahamas Island of Andros
24°13′N 78°0′W / 24.217°N 78.000°W / 24.217; -78.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
22°18′N 78°0′W / 22.300°N 78.000°W / 22.300; -78.000 (Cuba)   Cuba Cayo Romano and the mainland
20°42′N 78°0′W / 20.700°N 78.000°W / 20.700; -78.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
18°27′N 78°0′W / 18.450°N 78.000°W / 18.450; -78.000 (Jamaica)   Jamaica
18°7′N 78°0′W / 18.117°N 78.000°W / 18.117; -78.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
9°11′N 78°0′W / 9.183°N 78.000°W / 9.183; -78.000 (Panama)   Panama
7°19′N 78°0′W / 7.317°N 78.000°W / 7.317; -78.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Gorgona island,   Colombia (at 3°0′N 78°10′W / 3.000°N 78.167°W / 3.000; -78.167 (Gorgona))
2°39′N 78°0′W / 2.650°N 78.000°W / 2.650; -78.000 (Colombia)   Colombia
0°50′N 78°0′W / 0.833°N 78.000°W / 0.833; -78.000 (Ecuador)   Ecuador
3°8′S 78°0′W / 3.133°S 78.000°W / -3.133; -78.000 (Peru)   Peru
10°26′S 78°0′W / 10.433°S 78.000°W / -10.433; -78.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 78°0′W / 60.000°S 78.000°W / -60.000; -78.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
72°31′S 78°0′W / 72.517°S 78.000°W / -72.517; -78.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by   Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the   United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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000 78 000 Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean82 54 N 78 0 W 82 900 N 78 000 W 82 900 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Ellesmere Island77 28 N 78 0 W 77 467 N 78 000 W 77 467 78 000 Baffin Bay Baffin Bay76 59 N 78 0 W 76 983 N 78 000 W 76 983 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Ellesmere Island76 37 N 78 0 W 76 617 N 78 000 W 76 617 78 000 Baffin Bay Baffin Bay73 38 N 78 0 W 73 633 N 78 000 W 73 633 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Bylot Island72 53 N 78 0 W 72 883 N 78 000 W 72 883 78 000 Eclipse Sound Eclipse Sound72 41 N 78 0 W 72 683 N 78 000 W 72 683 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Baffin Island70 14 N 78 0 W 70 233 N 78 000 W 70 233 78 000 Foxe Basin Foxe Basin69 43 N 78 0 W 69 717 N 78 000 W 69 717 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Koch Island69 37 N 78 0 W 69 617 N 78 000 W 69 617 78 000 Foxe Basin Foxe Basin65 0 N 78 0 W 65 000 N 78 000 W 65 000 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Foxe Peninsula Baffin Island64 25 N 78 0 W 64 417 N 78 000 W 64 417 78 000 Foxe Channel Foxe Channel64 0 N 78 0 W 64 000 N 78 000 W 64 000 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut unnamed island just west of Mill Island63 57 N 78 0 W 63 950 N 78 000 W 63 950 78 000 Foxe Channel Foxe Channel63 28 N 78 0 W 63 467 N 78 000 W 63 467 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Nottingham Island63 7 N 78 0 W 63 117 N 78 000 W 63 117 78 000 Foxe Channel Foxe Channel62 35 N 78 0 W 62 583 N 78 000 W 62 583 78 000 Canada Canada Nunavut Digges Islands62 33 N 78 0 W 62 550 N 78 000 W 62 550 78 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay62 23 N 78 0 W 62 383 N 78 000 W 62 383 78 000 Canada Canada Quebec Ungava Peninsula61 42 N 78 0 W 61 700 N 78 000 W 61 700 78 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay60 59 N 78 0 W 60 983 N 78 000 W 60 983 78 000 Canada Canada Quebec Ungava Peninsula60 46 N 78 0 W 60 767 N 78 000 W 60 767 78 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay59 16 N 78 0 W 59 267 N 78 000 W 59 267 78 000 Canada Canada Quebec Ungava Peninsula Nunavut from 58 21 N 78 0 W 58 350 N 78 000 W 58 350 78 000 Nunavut Frazier Island58 20 N 78 0 W 58 333 N 78 000 W 58 333 78 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay Passing through the Salikuit Islands at 56 18 N 78 0 W 56 300 N 78 000 W 56 300 78 000 Salikuit Islands 55 11 N 78 0 W 55 183 N 78 000 W 55 183 78 000 Canada Canada Quebec Ontario from 46 14 N 78 0 W 46 233 N 78 000 W 46 233 78 000 Ontario 43 58 N 78 0 W 43 967 N 78 000 W 43 967 78 000 Lake Ontario Lake Ontario43 22 N 78 0 W 43 367 N 78 000 W 43 367 78 000 United States United States New York Pennsylvania from 42 0 N 78 0 W 42 000 N 78 000 W 42 000 78 000 Pennsylvania Maryland from 39 43 N 78 0 W 39 717 N 78 000 W 39 717 78 000 Maryland West Virginia from 39 36 N 78 0 W 39 600 N 78 000 W 39 600 78 000 West Virginia Virginia from 39 14 N 78 0 W 39 233 N 78 000 W 39 233 78 000 Virginia North Carolina from 36 33 N 78 0 W 36 550 N 78 000 W 36 550 78 000 North Carolina passing just west of Wilmington at 34 14 N 33 51 N 78 0 W 33 850 N 78 000 W 33 850 78 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean26 43 N 78 0 W 26 717 N 78 000 W 26 717 78 000 Bahamas Bahamas Island of Grand Bahama26 39 N 78 0 W 26 650 N 78 000 W 26 650 78 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the Berry Islands Bahamas at 25 49 N 77 55 W 25 817 N 77 917 W 25 817 77 917 Berry Islands 25 9 N 78 0 W 25 150 N 78 000 W 25 150 78 000 Bahamas Bahamas Island of Andros24 13 N 78 0 W 24 217 N 78 000 W 24 217 78 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean22 18 N 78 0 W 22 300 N 78 000 W 22 300 78 000 Cuba Cuba Cayo Romano and the mainland20 42 N 78 0 W 20 700 N 78 000 W 20 700 78 000 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea18 27 N 78 0 W 18 450 N 78 000 W 18 450 78 000 Jamaica Jamaica18 7 N 78 0 W 18 117 N 78 000 W 18 117 78 000 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea9 11 N 78 0 W 9 183 N 78 000 W 9 183 78 000 Panama Panama7 19 N 78 0 W 7 317 N 78 000 W 7 317 78 000 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Gorgona island Colombia at 3 0 N 78 10 W 3 000 N 78 167 W 3 000 78 167 Gorgona 2 39 N 78 0 W 2 650 N 78 000 W 2 650 78 000 Colombia Colombia0 50 N 78 0 W 0 833 N 78 000 W 0 833 78 000 Ecuador Ecuador3 8 S 78 0 W 3 133 S 78 000 W 3 133 78 000 Peru Peru10 26 S 78 0 W 10 433 S 78 000 W 10 433 78 000 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean60 0 S 78 0 W 60 000 S 78 000 W 60 000 78 000 Southern Ocean Southern Ocean72 31 S 78 0 W 72 517 S 78 000 W 72 517 78 000 Antarctica Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile Antartica Chilena Province and by the United Kingdom British Antarctic Territory See also Edit77th meridian west 79th meridian west Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 78th meridian west amp oldid 1110663230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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