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80th meridian west

The meridian 80° 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.[1]

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80th meridian west

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 edit

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 80°0′W / 90.000°N 80.000°W / 90.000; -80.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
82°56′N 80°0′W / 82.933°N 80.000°W / 82.933; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
76°14′N 80°0′W / 76.233°N 80.000°W / 76.233; -80.000 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound Passing just west of Coburg Island, Nunavut,   Canada (at 75°52′N 79°45′W / 75.867°N 79.750°W / 75.867; -79.750 (Coburg Island))
75°33′N 80°0′W / 75.550°N 80.000°W / 75.550; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutDevon Island and Philpots Island
74°50′N 80°0′W / 74.833°N 80.000°W / 74.833; -80.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
73°44′N 80°0′W / 73.733°N 80.000°W / 73.733; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutBylot Island
72°53′N 80°0′W / 72.883°N 80.000°W / 72.883; -80.000 (Eclipse Sound) Eclipse Sound
72°31′N 80°0′W / 72.517°N 80.000°W / 72.517; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutImiliit and Baffin Island
69°57′N 80°0′W / 69.950°N 80.000°W / 69.950; -80.000 (Murray Maxwell Bay) Murray Maxwell Bay
69°44′N 80°0′W / 69.733°N 80.000°W / 69.733; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutKapuiviit
69°30′N 80°0′W / 69.500°N 80.000°W / 69.500; -80.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin
65°30′N 80°0′W / 65.500°N 80.000°W / 65.500; -80.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel Passing just east of Southampton Island, Nunavut,   Canada (at 63°46′N 80°9′W / 63.767°N 80.150°W / 63.767; -80.150 (Southampton Island))
63°4′N 80°0′W / 63.067°N 80.000°W / 63.067; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
62°19′N 80°0′W / 62.317°N 80.000°W / 62.317; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutMansel Island
61°43′N 80°0′W / 61.717°N 80.000°W / 61.717; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
59°53′N 80°0′W / 59.883°N 80.000°W / 59.883; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutGilmour Island
59°48′N 80°0′W / 59.800°N 80.000°W / 59.800; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing just west of Split Island, Nunavut,   Canada
56°19′N 80°0′W / 56.317°N 80.000°W / 56.317; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutKugong Island and Flaherty Island
55°54′N 80°0′W / 55.900°N 80.000°W / 55.900; -80.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay
54°41′N 80°0′W / 54.683°N 80.000°W / 54.683; -80.000 (James Bay) James Bay
53°23′N 80°0′W / 53.383°N 80.000°W / 53.383; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutNorth Twin Island
53°14′N 80°0′W / 53.233°N 80.000°W / 53.233; -80.000 (James Bay) James Bay Passing just west of South Twin Island, Nunavut,   Canada (at 53°7′N 79°56′W / 53.117°N 79.933°W / 53.117; -79.933 (South Twin Island))
51°14′N 80°0′W / 51.233°N 80.000°W / 51.233; -80.000 (Canada)   Canada Ontario
42°48′N 80°0′W / 42.800°N 80.000°W / 42.800; -80.000 (Lake Erie) Lake Erie
42°10′N 80°0′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (United States)   United States Pennsylvania — passing through Pittsburgh (at 40°26′N 80°0′W / 40.433°N 80.000°W / 40.433; -80.000 (Pittsburgh))
West Virginia — from 39°43′N 80°0′W / 39.717°N 80.000°W / 39.717; -80.000 (West Virginia)
Virginia — from 38°0′N 80°0′W / 38.000°N 80.000°W / 38.000; -80.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°32′N 80°0′W / 36.533°N 80.000°W / 36.533; -80.000 (North Carolina)
South Carolina — from 34°48′N 80°0′W / 34.800°N 80.000°W / 34.800; -80.000 (South Carolina), passing through Charleston (at 32°52′N 80°0′W / 32.867°N 80.000°W / 32.867; -80.000 (Charleston))
32°37′N 80°0′W / 32.617°N 80.000°W / 32.617; -80.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Palm Beach, Florida,   United States (at 26°42′N 80°1′W / 26.700°N 80.017°W / 26.700; -80.017 (Palm Beach))
Passing through the Cay Sal Bank atoll,   Bahamas (at 24°4′N 80°0′W / 24.067°N 80.000°W / 24.067; -80.000 (Cay Sal Bank))
23°3′N 80°0′W / 23.050°N 80.000°W / 23.050; -80.000 (Cuba)   Cuba
21°44′N 80°0′W / 21.733°N 80.000°W / 21.733; -80.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
19°43′N 80°0′W / 19.717°N 80.000°W / 19.717; -80.000 (Cayman Islands)   Cayman Islands Island of Little Cayman
19°42′N 80°0′W / 19.700°N 80.000°W / 19.700; -80.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
9°20′N 80°0′W / 9.333°N 80.000°W / 9.333; -80.000 (Panama)   Panama
8°26′N 80°0′W / 8.433°N 80.000°W / 8.433; -80.000 (Gulf of Panama) Gulf of Panama
7°31′N 80°0′W / 7.517°N 80.000°W / 7.517; -80.000 (Panama)   Panama Passing through the tip of the Azuero Peninsula
7°28′N 80°0′W / 7.467°N 80.000°W / 7.467; -80.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
0°49′N 80°0′W / 0.817°N 80.000°W / 0.817; -80.000 (Ecuador)   Ecuador The mainland, Puná Island, and the mainland again
4°22′S 80°0′W / 4.367°S 80.000°W / -4.367; -80.000 (Peru)   Peru Piura Region
Lambayeque Region — from 5°41′S 80°0′W / 5.683°S 80.000°W / -5.683; -80.000 (Lambayeque)
6°44′S 80°0′W / 6.733°S 80.000°W / -6.733; -80.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing close between the Desventuradas Islands,   Chile (at 26°19′S 80°0′W / 26.317°S 80.000°W / -26.317; -80.000 (Desventuradas Islands))
Passing some distance between the Juan Fernández Islands,   Chile (at 33°40′S 80°0′W / 33.667°S 80.000°W / -33.667; -80.000 (Juan Fernández Islands))
60°0′S 80°0′W / 60.000°S 80.000°W / -60.000; -80.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°2′S 80°0′W / 73.033°S 80.000°W / -73.033; -80.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Defines the western limit of British Antarctic Territory, claimed by   United Kingdom
Passes through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by   Chile

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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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233 N 80 000 W 76 233 80 000 Jones Sound Jones Sound Passing just west of Coburg Island Nunavut nbsp Canada at 75 52 N 79 45 W 75 867 N 79 750 W 75 867 79 750 Coburg Island 75 33 N 80 0 W 75 550 N 80 000 W 75 550 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Devon Island and Philpots Island74 50 N 80 0 W 74 833 N 80 000 W 74 833 80 000 Baffin Bay Baffin Bay73 44 N 80 0 W 73 733 N 80 000 W 73 733 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Bylot Island72 53 N 80 0 W 72 883 N 80 000 W 72 883 80 000 Eclipse Sound Eclipse Sound72 31 N 80 0 W 72 517 N 80 000 W 72 517 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Imiliit and Baffin Island69 57 N 80 0 W 69 950 N 80 000 W 69 950 80 000 Murray Maxwell Bay Murray Maxwell Bay69 44 N 80 0 W 69 733 N 80 000 W 69 733 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Kapuiviit69 30 N 80 0 W 69 500 N 80 000 W 69 500 80 000 Foxe Basin Foxe Basin65 30 N 80 0 W 65 500 N 80 000 W 65 500 80 000 Foxe Channel Foxe Channel Passing just east of Southampton Island Nunavut nbsp Canada at 63 46 N 80 9 W 63 767 N 80 150 W 63 767 80 150 Southampton Island 63 4 N 80 0 W 63 067 N 80 000 W 63 067 80 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay62 19 N 80 0 W 62 317 N 80 000 W 62 317 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Mansel Island61 43 N 80 0 W 61 717 N 80 000 W 61 717 80 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay59 53 N 80 0 W 59 883 N 80 000 W 59 883 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Gilmour Island59 48 N 80 0 W 59 800 N 80 000 W 59 800 80 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay Passing just west of Split Island Nunavut nbsp Canada56 19 N 80 0 W 56 317 N 80 000 W 56 317 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut Kugong Island and Flaherty Island55 54 N 80 0 W 55 900 N 80 000 W 55 900 80 000 Hudson Bay Hudson Bay54 41 N 80 0 W 54 683 N 80 000 W 54 683 80 000 James Bay James Bay53 23 N 80 0 W 53 383 N 80 000 W 53 383 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Nunavut North Twin Island53 14 N 80 0 W 53 233 N 80 000 W 53 233 80 000 James Bay James Bay Passing just west of South Twin Island Nunavut nbsp Canada at 53 7 N 79 56 W 53 117 N 79 933 W 53 117 79 933 South Twin Island 51 14 N 80 0 W 51 233 N 80 000 W 51 233 80 000 Canada nbsp Canada Ontario42 48 N 80 0 W 42 800 N 80 000 W 42 800 80 000 Lake Erie Lake Erie42 10 N 80 0 W 42 167 N 80 000 W 42 167 80 000 United States nbsp United States Pennsylvania passing through Pittsburgh at 40 26 N 80 0 W 40 433 N 80 000 W 40 433 80 000 Pittsburgh West Virginia from 39 43 N 80 0 W 39 717 N 80 000 W 39 717 80 000 West Virginia Virginia from 38 0 N 80 0 W 38 000 N 80 000 W 38 000 80 000 Virginia North Carolina from 36 32 N 80 0 W 36 533 N 80 000 W 36 533 80 000 North Carolina South Carolina from 34 48 N 80 0 W 34 800 N 80 000 W 34 800 80 000 South Carolina passing through Charleston at 32 52 N 80 0 W 32 867 N 80 000 W 32 867 80 000 Charleston 32 37 N 80 0 W 32 617 N 80 000 W 32 617 80 000 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Palm Beach Florida nbsp United States at 26 42 N 80 1 W 26 700 N 80 017 W 26 700 80 017 Palm Beach Passing through the Cay Sal Bank atoll nbsp Bahamas at 24 4 N 80 0 W 24 067 N 80 000 W 24 067 80 000 Cay Sal Bank 23 3 N 80 0 W 23 050 N 80 000 W 23 050 80 000 Cuba nbsp Cuba21 44 N 80 0 W 21 733 N 80 000 W 21 733 80 000 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea19 43 N 80 0 W 19 717 N 80 000 W 19 717 80 000 Cayman Islands nbsp Cayman Islands Island of Little Cayman19 42 N 80 0 W 19 700 N 80 000 W 19 700 80 000 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea9 20 N 80 0 W 9 333 N 80 000 W 9 333 80 000 Panama nbsp Panama8 26 N 80 0 W 8 433 N 80 000 W 8 433 80 000 Gulf of Panama Gulf of Panama7 31 N 80 0 W 7 517 N 80 000 W 7 517 80 000 Panama nbsp Panama Passing through the tip of the Azuero Peninsula7 28 N 80 0 W 7 467 N 80 000 W 7 467 80 000 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean0 49 N 80 0 W 0 817 N 80 000 W 0 817 80 000 Ecuador nbsp Ecuador The mainland Puna Island and the mainland again4 22 S 80 0 W 4 367 S 80 000 W 4 367 80 000 Peru nbsp Peru Piura Region Lambayeque Region from 5 41 S 80 0 W 5 683 S 80 000 W 5 683 80 000 Lambayeque 6 44 S 80 0 W 6 733 S 80 000 W 6 733 80 000 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing close between the Desventuradas Islands nbsp Chile at 26 19 S 80 0 W 26 317 S 80 000 W 26 317 80 000 Desventuradas Islands Passing some distance between the Juan Fernandez Islands nbsp Chile at 33 40 S 80 0 W 33 667 S 80 000 W 33 667 80 000 Juan Fernandez Islands 60 0 S 80 0 W 60 000 S 80 000 W 60 000 80 000 Southern Ocean Southern Ocean73 2 S 80 0 W 73 033 S 80 000 W 73 033 80 000 Antarctica Antarctica Defines the western limit of British Antarctic Territory claimed by nbsp United Kingdom Passes through Antartica Chilena Province claimed by nbsp ChileSee also edit79th meridian west 81st meridian westReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 80th meridian west amp 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