80th meridian west

The meridian 80° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, Panama, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.[1]

Line across the Earth
80°
80th meridian west

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the western limit of the British territorial claim and passes through the Chilean claim - the two claims overlap.

The 80th meridian west forms a great circle with the 100th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 80th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 80°0′W / 90.000°N 80.000°W / 90.000; -80.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
82°56′N 80°0′W / 82.933°N 80.000°W / 82.933; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutEllesmere Island
76°14′N 80°0′W / 76.233°N 80.000°W / 76.233; -80.000 (Jones Sound)Jones SoundPassing just west of Coburg Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°52′N 79°45′W / 75.867°N 79.750°W / 75.867; -79.750 (Coburg Island))
75°33′N 80°0′W / 75.550°N 80.000°W / 75.550; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutDevon Island and Philpots Island
74°50′N 80°0′W / 74.833°N 80.000°W / 74.833; -80.000 (Baffin Bay)Baffin Bay
73°44′N 80°0′W / 73.733°N 80.000°W / 73.733; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutBylot Island
72°53′N 80°0′W / 72.883°N 80.000°W / 72.883; -80.000 (Eclipse Sound)Eclipse Sound
72°31′N 80°0′W / 72.517°N 80.000°W / 72.517; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutImiliit and Baffin Island
69°57′N 80°0′W / 69.950°N 80.000°W / 69.950; -80.000 (Murray Maxwell Bay)Murray Maxwell Bay
69°44′N 80°0′W / 69.733°N 80.000°W / 69.733; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutKapuiviit
69°30′N 80°0′W / 69.500°N 80.000°W / 69.500; -80.000 (Foxe Basin)Foxe Basin
65°30′N 80°0′W / 65.500°N 80.000°W / 65.500; -80.000 (Foxe Channel)Foxe ChannelPassing just east of Southampton Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 63°46′N 80°9′W / 63.767°N 80.150°W / 63.767; -80.150 (Southampton Island))
63°4′N 80°0′W / 63.067°N 80.000°W / 63.067; -80.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson Bay
62°19′N 80°0′W / 62.317°N 80.000°W / 62.317; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutMansel Island
61°43′N 80°0′W / 61.717°N 80.000°W / 61.717; -80.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson Bay
59°53′N 80°0′W / 59.883°N 80.000°W / 59.883; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutGilmour Island
59°48′N 80°0′W / 59.800°N 80.000°W / 59.800; -80.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson BayPassing just west of Split Island, Nunavut,  Canada
56°19′N 80°0′W / 56.317°N 80.000°W / 56.317; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutKugong Island and Flaherty Island
55°54′N 80°0′W / 55.900°N 80.000°W / 55.900; -80.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson Bay
54°41′N 80°0′W / 54.683°N 80.000°W / 54.683; -80.000 (James Bay)James Bay
53°23′N 80°0′W / 53.383°N 80.000°W / 53.383; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutNorth Twin Island
53°14′N 80°0′W / 53.233°N 80.000°W / 53.233; -80.000 (James Bay)James BayPassing just west of South Twin Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 53°7′N 79°56′W / 53.117°N 79.933°W / 53.117; -79.933 (South Twin Island))
51°14′N 80°0′W / 51.233°N 80.000°W / 51.233; -80.000 (Canada)  CanadaOntario
42°48′N 80°0′W / 42.800°N 80.000°W / 42.800; -80.000 (Lake Erie)Lake Erie
42°10′N 80°0′W / 42.167°N 80.000°W / 42.167; -80.000 (United States)  United StatesPennsylvania — passing through Pittsburgh (at 40°26′N 80°0′W / 40.433°N 80.000°W / 40.433; -80.000 (Pittsburgh))
West Virginia — from 39°43′N 80°0′W / 39.717°N 80.000°W / 39.717; -80.000 (West Virginia)
Virginia — from 38°0′N 80°0′W / 38.000°N 80.000°W / 38.000; -80.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°32′N 80°0′W / 36.533°N 80.000°W / 36.533; -80.000 (North Carolina)
South Carolina — from 34°48′N 80°0′W / 34.800°N 80.000°W / 34.800; -80.000 (South Carolina), passing through Charleston (at 32°52′N 80°0′W / 32.867°N 80.000°W / 32.867; -80.000 (Charleston))
32°37′N 80°0′W / 32.617°N 80.000°W / 32.617; -80.000 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanPassing just east of Palm Beach, Florida,  United States (at 26°42′N 80°1′W / 26.700°N 80.017°W / 26.700; -80.017 (Palm Beach))
Passing through the Cay Sal Bank atoll,  Bahamas (at 24°4′N 80°0′W / 24.067°N 80.000°W / 24.067; -80.000 (Cay Sal Bank))
23°3′N 80°0′W / 23.050°N 80.000°W / 23.050; -80.000 (Cuba)  Cuba
21°44′N 80°0′W / 21.733°N 80.000°W / 21.733; -80.000 (Caribbean Sea)Caribbean Sea
19°43′N 80°0′W / 19.717°N 80.000°W / 19.717; -80.000 (Cayman Islands)  Cayman IslandsIsland of Little Cayman
19°42′N 80°0′W / 19.700°N 80.000°W / 19.700; -80.000 (Caribbean Sea)Caribbean Sea
9°20′N 80°0′W / 9.333°N 80.000°W / 9.333; -80.000 (Panama)  Panama
8°26′N 80°0′W / 8.433°N 80.000°W / 8.433; -80.000 (Gulf of Panama)Gulf of Panama
7°31′N 80°0′W / 7.517°N 80.000°W / 7.517; -80.000 (Panama)  PanamaPassing through the tip of the Azuero Peninsula
7°28′N 80°0′W / 7.467°N 80.000°W / 7.467; -80.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
0°49′N 80°0′W / 0.817°N 80.000°W / 0.817; -80.000 (Ecuador)  EcuadorThe mainland, Puná Island, and the mainland again
4°22′S 80°0′W / 4.367°S 80.000°W / -4.367; -80.000 (Peru)  PeruPiura Region
Lambayeque Region — from 5°41′S 80°0′W / 5.683°S 80.000°W / -5.683; -80.000 (Lambayeque)
6°44′S 80°0′W / 6.733°S 80.000°W / -6.733; -80.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing close between the Desventuradas Islands,  Chile (at 26°19′S 80°0′W / 26.317°S 80.000°W / -26.317; -80.000 (Desventuradas Islands))
Passing some distance between the Juan Fernández Islands,  Chile (at 33°40′S 80°0′W / 33.667°S 80.000°W / -33.667; -80.000 (Juan Fernández Islands))
60°0′S 80°0′W / 60.000°S 80.000°W / -60.000; -80.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
73°2′S 80°0′W / 73.033°S 80.000°W / -73.033; -80.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaDefines the western limit of British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
Passes through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by  Chile

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross sections of temperature, pressure, and density near the 80th meridian west / by Orvel E. Smith, William M. McMurray, and Harold L. Crutcher. NASA technical note; NASA TN D-1641. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1963. hdl:2027/uiug.30112106874016. Retrieved 2022-07-07 – via HathiTrust.