61st meridian west

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The meridian 61° 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 61st meridian west forms a great circle with the 119th meridian east.

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, File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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) File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Hall Land
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, File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
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) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Nova ScotiaCape 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) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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, File:Flag of France.svg 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, File:Flag of France.svg 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 File:Flag of Dominica.svg 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) File:Flag of France.svg 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) File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg 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, File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg 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, File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg 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, File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg 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) File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 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) File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 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) File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
6°44′N 61°0′W / 6.733°N 61.000°W / 6.733; -61.000 (Guyana) File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Territory claimed by File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
5°31′N 61°0′W / 5.517°N 61.000°W / 5.517; -61.000 (Venezuela) File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
4°31′N 61°0′W / 4.517°N 61.000°W / 4.517; -61.000 (Brazil) File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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) File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
19°31′S 61°0′W / 19.517°S 61.000°W / -19.517; -61.000 (Paraguay) File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
23°47′S 61°0′W / 23.783°S 61.000°W / -23.783; -61.000 (Argentina) File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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) File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands Weddell Island and West Falkland — claimed by File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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 Islandclaimed by File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile and File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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 Peninsulaclaimed by File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile and File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile and File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

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