61st Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 61st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 61°0′W / 90.000°N 61.000°W / 90.000; -61.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 82°21′N 61°7′W / 82.350°N 61.117°W / 82.350; -61.117 (Ellesmere Island))
83°26′N 61°0′W / 83.433°N 61.000°W / 83.433; -61.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
81°50′N 61°0′W / 81.833°N 61.000°W / 81.833; -61.000 (Greenland) Greenland
76°3′N 61°0′W / 76.050°N 61.000°W / 76.050; -61.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°0′N 61°0′W / 70.000°N 61.000°W / 70.000; -61.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Passing just east of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 66°37′N 61°15′W / 66.617°N 61.250°W / 66.617; -61.250 (Baffin Island))
60°0′N 61°0′W / 60.000°N 61.000°W / 60.000; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
56°7′N 61°0′W / 56.117°N 61.000°W / 56.117; -61.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 61°0′W / 52.000°N 61.000°W / 52.000; -61.000 (Quebec)
50°12′N 61°0′W / 50.200°N 61.000°W / 50.200; -61.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
46°39′N 61°0′W / 46.650°N 61.000°W / 46.650; -61.000 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island and Isle Madame
45°30′N 61°0′W / 45.500°N 61.000°W / 45.500; -61.000 (Chedabucto Bay) Chedabucto Bay
45°20′N 61°0′W / 45.333°N 61.000°W / 45.333; -61.000 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia
45°16′N 61°0′W / 45.267°N 61.000°W / 45.267; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of La Désirade, Guadeloupe, France (at 16°20′N 61°0′W / 16.333°N 61.000°W / 16.333; -61.000 (La Désirade))
Passing just east of the island of Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, France (at 15°56′N 61°11′W / 15.933°N 61.183°W / 15.933; -61.183 (Marie-Galante))
Passing just east of the island of Dominica (at 15°19′N 61°15′W / 15.317°N 61.250°W / 15.317; -61.250 (Dominica))
14°48′N 61°0′W / 14.800°N 61.000°W / 14.800; -61.000 (France) France Martinique
14°28′N 61°0′W / 14.467°N 61.000°W / 14.467; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Saint Lucia Channel
14°1′N 61°0′W / 14.017°N 61.000°W / 14.017; -61.000 (St Lucia) Saint Lucia
13°45′N 61°0′W / 13.750°N 61.000°W / 13.750; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of St Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (at 13°17′N 61°7′W / 13.283°N 61.117°W / 13.283; -61.117 (St Vincent))
Passing just east of the island of Baliceaux, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (at 12°57′N 61°7′W / 12.950°N 61.117°W / 12.950; -61.117 (Baliceaux))
Passing just east of the island of Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (at 12°53′N 61°10′W / 12.883°N 61.167°W / 12.883; -61.167 (Mustique))
10°50′N 61°0′W / 10.833°N 61.000°W / 10.833; -61.000 (Trinidad & Tobago) Trinidad and Tobago Island of Trinidad
10°42′N 61°0′W / 10.700°N 61.000°W / 10.700; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
10°21′N 61°0′W / 10.350°N 61.000°W / 10.350; -61.000 (Trinidad & Tobago) Trinidad and Tobago Island of Trinidad
10°8′N 61°0′W / 10.133°N 61.000°W / 10.133; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
9°33′N 61°0′W / 9.550°N 61.000°W / 9.550; -61.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela
6°44′N 61°0′W / 6.733°N 61.000°W / 6.733; -61.000 (Guyana) Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela
5°31′N 61°0′W / 5.517°N 61.000°W / 5.517; -61.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela
4°31′N 61°0′W / 4.517°N 61.000°W / 4.517; -61.000 (Brazil) Brazil Roraima
Amazonas — from 0°33′S 61°0′W / 0.550°S 61.000°W / -0.550; -61.000 (Amazonas)
Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 61°0′W / 8.767°S 61.000°W / -8.767; -61.000 (Mato Grosso)
Rondônia — from 10°59′S 61°0′W / 10.983°S 61.000°W / -10.983; -61.000 (Rondônia)
13°32′S 61°0′W / 13.533°S 61.000°W / -13.533; -61.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
19°31′S 61°0′W / 19.517°S 61.000°W / -19.517; -61.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay
23°47′S 61°0′W / 23.783°S 61.000°W / -23.783; -61.000 (Argentina) Argentina
38°59′S 61°0′W / 38.983°S 61.000°W / -38.983; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
51°47′S 61°0′W / 51.783°S 61.000°W / -51.783; -61.000 (Falkland Islands) Falkland Islands Weddell Island and West Falkland — claimed by Argentina
52°4′S 61°0′W / 52.067°S 61.000°W / -52.067; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 61°0′W / 60.000°S 61.000°W / -60.000; -61.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
62°37′S 61°0′W / 62.617°S 61.000°W / -62.617; -61.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands Livingston Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
62°40′S 61°0′W / 62.667°S 61.000°W / -62.667; -61.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just west of Trinity Island
64°3′S 61°0′W / 64.050°S 61.000°W / -64.050; -61.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
74°31′S 61°0′W / 74.517°S 61.000°W / -74.517; -61.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
75°8′S 61°0′W / 75.133°S 61.000°W / -75.133; -61.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom

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