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, Central America, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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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

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 Arctic Ocean
82°56′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
76°14′N 80°0′W Jones Sound Passing just west of Coburg Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°52′N 79°45′W)
75°33′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island and Philpots Island
74°50′N 80°0′W Baffin Bay
73°44′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Bylot Island
72°53′N 80°0′W Eclipse Sound
72°31′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Ragged Island and Baffin Island
69°57′N 80°0′W Murray Maxwell Bay
72°31′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Jens Munk Island
69°30′N 80°0′W Foxe Basin
65°30′N 80°0′W Foxe Channel Passing just east of Southampton Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 63°46′N 80°9′W)
63°4′N 80°0′W Hudson Bay
62°19′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Mansel Island
61°43′N 80°0′W Hudson Bay
59°53′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Gilmour Island
59°48′N 80°0′W Hudson Bay Passing just west of Split Island, Nunavut,  Canada
56°19′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Kugong Island and Flaherty Island
55°54′N 80°0′W Hudson Bay
54°41′N 80°0′W James Bay
53°23′N 80°0′W  Canada Nunavut — North Twin Island
53°14′N 80°0′W James Bay Passing just west of South Twin Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 53°7′N 79°56′W)
51°14′N 80°0′W  Canada Ontario
42°48′N 80°0′W Lake Erie
42°10′N 80°0′W  United States Pennsylvania — passing through Pittsburgh (at 40°26′N 80°0′W)
West Virginia — from 39°43′N 80°0′W
Virginia — from 38°0′N 80°0′W
North Carolina — from 36°32′N 80°0′W
South Carolina — from 34°48′N 80°0′W, passing through Charleston (at 32°52′N 80°0′W)
32°37′N 80°0′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of Palm Beach, Florida,  United States (at 26°42′N 80°1′W)
Passing through the Cay Sal Bank atoll,  Bahamas (at 24°4′N 80°0′W)
23°3′N 80°0′W  Cuba
21°44′N 80°0′W Caribbean Sea
19°43′N 80°0′W  Cayman Islands Island of Little Cayman
19°42′N 80°0′W Caribbean Sea
9°20′N 80°0′W  Panama
8°26′N 80°0′W Gulf of Panama
7°31′N 80°0′W  Panama Passing through the tip of the Azuero Peninsula
7°28′N 80°0′W Pacific Ocean
0°49′N 80°0′W  Ecuador The mainland, Puná Island, and the mainland again
4°22′S 80°0′W  Peru Piura Region
Lambayeque Region — from 5°41′S 80°0′W
6°44′S 80°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing close between the Desventuradas Islands,  Chile (at 26°19′S 80°0′W)
Passing some distance between the Juan Fernández Islands,  Chile (at 33°40′S 80°0′W)
60°0′S 80°0′W Southern Ocean
73°2′S 80°0′W Antarctica Defines the western limit of British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
Passes through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by  Chile
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