From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 60°0′W / 90.000°N 60.000°W / 90.000; -60.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°28′N 60°0′W / 83.467°N 60.000°W / 83.467; -60.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 81°56′N 60°0′W / 81.933°N 60.000°W / 81.933; -60.000 (Greenland) Greenland 75°56′N 60°0′W / 75.933°N 60.000°W / 75.933; -60.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 60°0′W / 70.000°N 60.000°W / 70.000; -60.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 60°0′W / 60.000°N 60.000°W / 60.000; -60.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 55°24′N 60°0′W / 55.400°N 60.000°W / 55.400; -60.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 60°0′W / 52.000°N 60.000°W / 52.000; -60.000 (Quebec)50°14′N 60°0′W / 50.233°N 60.000°W / 50.233; -60.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (at 47°13′N 60°8′W / 47.217°N 60.133°W / 47.217; -60.133 (St. Paul Island)) 47°14′N 60°0′W / 47.233°N 60.000°W / 47.233; -60.000 (Cabot Strait) Cabot Strait 46°13′N 60°0′W / 46.217°N 60.000°W / 46.217; -60.000 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island 45°53′N 60°0′W / 45.883°N 60.000°W / 45.883; -60.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 43°57′N 60°0′W / 43.950°N 60.000°W / 43.950; -60.000 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia — Sable Island 43°56′N 60°0′W / 43.933°N 60.000°W / 43.933; -60.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 8°22′N 60°0′W / 8.367°N 60.000°W / 8.367; -60.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela 8°6′N 60°0′W / 8.100°N 60.000°W / 8.100; -60.000 (Guyana) Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela 5°5′N 60°0′W / 5.083°N 60.000°W / 5.083; -60.000 (Brazil) Brazil Roraima — for about 18km 4°55′N 60°0′W / 4.917°N 60.000°W / 4.917; -60.000 (Guyana) Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela 4°30′N 60°0′W / 4.500°N 60.000°W / 4.500; -60.000 (Brazil) Brazil Roraima
Amazonas — from 0°14′N 60°0′W / 0.233°N 60.000°W / 0.233; -60.000 (Amazonas)
Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 60°0′W / 8.767°S 60.000°W / -8.767; -60.000 (Mato Grosso)
Rondônia — from 11°8′S 60°0′W / 11.133°S 60.000°W / -11.133; -60.000 (Rondônia)
Mato Grosso — from 11°28′S 60°0′W / 11.467°S 60.000°W / -11.467; -60.000 (Mato Grosso)
Rondônia — from 11°50′S 60°0′W / 11.833°S 60.000°W / -11.833; -60.000 (Rondônia)
Mato Grosso — from 12°41′S 60°0′W / 12.683°S 60.000°W / -12.683; -60.000 (Mato Grosso)16°16′S 60°0′W / 16.267°S 60.000°W / -16.267; -60.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia 19°18′S 60°0′W / 19.300°S 60.000°W / -19.300; -60.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay 24°2′S 60°0′W / 24.033°S 60.000°W / -24.033; -60.000 (Argentina) Argentina 38°51′S 60°0′W / 38.850°S 60.000°W / -38.850; -60.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°18′S 60°0′W / 51.300°S 60.000°W / -51.300; -60.000 (Falkland Islands) Falkland Islands Islands of Keppel and West Falkland — claimed by Argentina 52°0′S 60°0′W / 52.000°S 60.000°W / -52.000; -60.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 60°0′W / 60.000°S 60.000°W / -60.000; -60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 62°27′S 60°0′W / 62.450°S 60.000°W / -62.450; -60.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands Greenwich Island and Livingston Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 62°40′S 60°0′W / 62.667°S 60.000°W / -62.667; -60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°51′S 60°0′W / 63.850°S 60.000°W / -63.850; -60.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 65°50′S 60°0′W / 65.833°S 60.000°W / -65.833; -60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 68°5′S 60°0′W / 68.083°S 60.000°W / -68.083; -60.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 69°1′S 60°0′W / 69.017°S 60.000°W / -69.017; -60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 72°49′S 60°0′W / 72.817°S 60.000°W / -72.817; -60.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 73°17′S 60°0′W / 73.283°S 60.000°W / -73.283; -60.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°19′S 60°0′W / 75.317°S 60.000°W / -75.317; -60.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
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