From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 81st meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 81°0′W / 90.000°N 81.000°W / 90.000; -81.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°49′N 81°0′W / 82.817°N 81.000°W / 82.817; -81.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 76°8′N 81°0′W / 76.133°N 81.000°W / 76.133; -81.000 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°37′N 81°0′W / 75.617°N 81.000°W / 75.617; -81.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 76°8′N 81°0′W / 76.133°N 81.000°W / 76.133; -81.000 (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°45′N 81°0′W / 73.750°N 81.000°W / 73.750; -81.000 (Navy Board Inlet) Navy Board Inlet Passing just west of Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 73°36′N 80°53′W / 73.600°N 80.883°W / 73.600; -80.883 (Bylot Island)) 73°13′N 81°0′W / 73.217°N 81.000°W / 73.217; -81.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 69°45′N 81°0′W / 69.750°N 81.000°W / 69.750; -81.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin Passing just east of the Melville Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada (at 69°5′N 81°13′W / 69.083°N 81.217°W / 69.083; -81.217 (Melville Peninsula)) 65°30′N 81°0′W / 65.500°N 81.000°W / 65.500; -81.000 (Foxe Channel) Foxe Channel 63°59′N 81°0′W / 63.983°N 81.000°W / 63.983; -81.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island 63°26′N 81°0′W / 63.433°N 81.000°W / 63.433; -81.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 54°50′N 81°0′W / 54.833°N 81.000°W / 54.833; -81.000 (James Bay) James Bay 56°7′N 81°0′W / 56.117°N 81.000°W / 56.117; -81.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Akimiski Island 52°44′N 81°0′W / 52.733°N 81.000°W / 52.733; -81.000 (James Bay) James Bay 52°1′N 81°0′W / 52.017°N 81.000°W / 52.017; -81.000 (Canada) Canada Ontario — passing through Georgian Bay, Lake Huron 42°39′N 81°0′W / 42.650°N 81.000°W / 42.650; -81.000 (Lake Erie) Lake Erie 41°51′N 81°0′W / 41.850°N 81.000°W / 41.850; -81.000 (United States) United States Ohio
West Virginia — from 39°34′N 81°0′W / 39.567°N 81.000°W / 39.567; -81.000 (West Virginia)
Virginia — from 37°18′N 81°0′W / 37.300°N 81.000°W / 37.300; -81.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°33′N 81°0′W / 36.550°N 81.000°W / 36.550; -81.000 (North Carolina)
South Carolina — from 35°4′N 81°0′W / 35.067°N 81.000°W / 35.067; -81.000 (South Carolina), passing through Columbia (at 34°0′N 81°0′W / 34.000°N 81.000°W / 34.000; -81.000 (Columbia))
Georgia — from 32°5′N 81°0′W / 32.083°N 81.000°W / 32.083; -81.000 (Georgia)31°51′N 81°0′W / 31.850°N 81.000°W / 31.850; -81.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 29°12′N 81°0′W / 29.200°N 81.000°W / 29.200; -81.000 (United States) United States Florida 25°7′N 81°0′W / 25.117°N 81.000°W / 25.117; -81.000 (Florida Bay) Florida Bay 24°44′N 81°0′W / 24.733°N 81.000°W / 24.733; -81.000 (United States) United States Florida — Key Vaca 24°43′N 81°0′W / 24.717°N 81.000°W / 24.717; -81.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Straits of Florida 23°6′N 81°0′W / 23.100°N 81.000°W / 23.100; -81.000 (Cuba) Cuba 22°3′N 81°0′W / 22.050°N 81.000°W / 22.050; -81.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of the island of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (at 19°20′N 81°5′W / 19.333°N 81.083°W / 19.333; -81.083 (Grand Cayman)) 8°50′N 81°0′W / 8.833°N 81.000°W / 8.833; -81.000 (Panama) Panama 7°37′N 81°0′W / 7.617°N 81.000°W / 7.617; -81.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 2°11′S 81°0′W / 2.183°S 81.000°W / -2.183; -81.000 (Ecuador) Ecuador For about 1km near the city of Salinas 2°12′S 81°0′W / 2.200°S 81.000°W / -2.200; -81.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Guayaquil 4°1′S 81°0′W / 4.017°S 81.000°W / -4.017; -81.000 (Peru) Peru 5°23′S 81°0′W / 5.383°S 81.000°W / -5.383; -81.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 5°50′S 81°0′W / 5.833°S 81.000°W / -5.833; -81.000 (Peru) Peru 6°8′S 81°0′W / 6.133°S 81.000°W / -6.133; -81.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile (at 33°44′S 80°47′W / 33.733°S 80.783°W / -33.733; -80.783 (Alejandro Selkirk Island)) 60°0′S 81°0′W / 60.000°S 81.000°W / -60.000; -81.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°16′S 81°0′W / 73.267°S 81.000°W / -73.267; -81.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile
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