60th meridian west

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60th meridian west

The meridian 60° west of

Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole
.

The mean solar time of this meridian is the base for the Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-4 during standard time).

The 60th meridian west forms a great circle with the 120th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian west passes through:

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 Hall Land
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 LabradorLabrador
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 ScotiaCape 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 ScotiaSable Island
43°56′N 60°0′W / 43.933°N 60.000°W / 43.933; -60.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
8°33′N 60°0′W / 8.550°N 60.000°W / 8.550; -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 18 km
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), passing just east of Manaus at 3°6′S 60°1′W / 3.100°S 60.017°W / -3.100; -60.017 (Manaus)
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
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
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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