68th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 68th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 68°0′W / 90.000°N 68.000°W / 90.000; -68.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°10′N 68°0′W / 83.167°N 68.000°W / 83.167; -68.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°58′N 68°0′W / 82.967°N 68.000°W / 82.967; -68.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
80°47′N 68°0′W / 80.783°N 68.000°W / 80.783; -68.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
79°4′N 68°0′W / 79.067°N 68.000°W / 79.067; -68.000 (Greenland) Greenland
76°3′N 68°0′W / 76.050°N 68.000°W / 76.050; -68.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°18′N 68°0′W / 70.300°N 68.000°W / 70.300; -68.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island, Aulitivik Island, and Baffin Island again
62°12′N 68°0′W / 62.200°N 68.000°W / 62.200; -68.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait
60°35′N 68°0′W / 60.583°N 68.000°W / 60.583; -68.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Akpatok Island
60°17′N 68°0′W / 60.283°N 68.000°W / 60.283; -68.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay
58°34′N 68°0′W / 58.567°N 68.000°W / 58.567; -68.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec
49°17′N 68°0′W / 49.283°N 68.000°W / 49.283; -68.000 (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River
48°40′N 68°0′W / 48.667°N 68.000°W / 48.667; -68.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec
New Brunswick — from 48°0′N 68°0′W / 48.000°N 68.000°W / 48.000; -68.000 (New Brunswick)
47°13′N 68°0′W / 47.217°N 68.000°W / 47.217; -68.000 (United States) United States Maine
44°24′N 68°0′W / 44.400°N 68.000°W / 44.400; -68.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Mona, Puerto Rico (at 18°5′N 67°56′W / 18.083°N 67.933°W / 18.083; -67.933 (Mona))
18°30′N 68°0′W / 18.500°N 68.000°W / 18.500; -68.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of the island of Bonaire, Netherlands (at 12°12′N 68°11′W / 12.200°N 68.183°W / 12.200; -68.183 (Bonaire))
Passing just west of the Las Aves Archipelago, Venezuela (at 11°59′N 67°40′W / 11.983°N 67.667°W / 11.983; -67.667 (Las Aves))
10°29′N 68°0′W / 10.483°N 68.000°W / 10.483; -68.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela
6°12′N 68°0′W / 6.200°N 68.000°W / 6.200; -68.000 (Colombia) Colombia
1°45′N 68°0′W / 1.750°N 68.000°W / 1.750; -68.000 (Brazil) Brazil Amazonas
Acre — from 9°20′S 67°56′W / 9.333°S 67.933°W / -9.333; -67.933 (Acre)
10°39′S 68°0′W / 10.650°S 68.000°W / -10.650; -68.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia Passing just east of La Paz (at 16°29′N 68°8′W / 16.483°N 68.133°W / 16.483; -68.133 (La Paz))
22°2′S 68°0′W / 22.033°S 68.000°W / -22.033; -68.000 (Chile) Chile
24°18′S 68°0′W / 24.300°S 68.000°W / -24.300; -68.000 (Argentina) Argentina
50°3′S 68°0′W / 50.050°S 68.000°W / -50.050; -68.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
53°34′S 68°0′W / 53.567°S 68.000°W / -53.567; -68.000 (Argentina) Argentina Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
54°53′S 68°0′W / 54.883°S 68.000°W / -54.883; -68.000 (Chile) Chile Navarino Island
55°14′S 68°0′W / 55.233°S 68.000°W / -55.233; -68.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
55°32′S 68°0′W / 55.533°S 68.000°W / -55.533; -68.000 (Chile) Chile Hoste Island
55°41′S 68°0′W / 55.683°S 68.000°W / -55.683; -68.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Hermite Island, Chile (at 55°50′S 67°50′W / 55.833°S 67.833°W / -55.833; -67.833 (Hermite Islands))
60°0′S 68°0′W / 60.000°S 68.000°W / -60.000; -68.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°40′S 68°0′W / 66.667°S 68.000°W / -66.667; -68.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Adelaide Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom
67°26′S 68°0′W / 67.433°S 68.000°W / -67.433; -68.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay
69°8′S 68°0′W / 69.133°S 68.000°W / -69.133; -68.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom

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