68th meridian west

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The meridian 68° 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, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 68th meridian west forms a great circle with the 112th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 68th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 68°0′W / 90.000°N 68.000°W / 90.000; -68.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°10′N 68°0′W / 83.167°N 68.000°W / 83.167; -68.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°58′N 68°0′W / 82.967°N 68.000°W / 82.967; -68.000 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
80°47′N 68°0′W / 80.783°N 68.000°W / 80.783; -68.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
79°4′N 68°0′W / 79.067°N 68.000°W / 79.067; -68.000 (Greenland) File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Inglefield Land
76°3′N 68°0′W / 76.050°N 68.000°W / 76.050; -68.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°18′N 68°0′W / 70.300°N 68.000°W / 70.300; -68.000 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada NunavutBaffin Island, Aulitivik Island, and Baffin Island again
62°12′N 68°0′W / 62.200°N 68.000°W / 62.200; -68.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait
60°35′N 68°0′W / 60.583°N 68.000°W / 60.583; -68.000 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada NunavutAkpatok Island
60°17′N 68°0′W / 60.283°N 68.000°W / 60.283; -68.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay
58°34′N 68°0′W / 58.567°N 68.000°W / 58.567; -68.000 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Quebec
49°17′N 68°0′W / 49.283°N 68.000°W / 49.283; -68.000 (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River
48°40′N 68°0′W / 48.667°N 68.000°W / 48.667; -68.000 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Quebec
New Brunswick — from 48°0′N 68°0′W / 48.000°N 68.000°W / 48.000; -68.000 (New Brunswick)
47°13′N 68°0′W / 47.217°N 68.000°W / 47.217; -68.000 (United States) File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Maine
44°24′N 68°0′W / 44.400°N 68.000°W / 44.400; -68.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Mona, File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (at 18°5′N 67°56′W / 18.083°N 67.933°W / 18.083; -67.933 (Mona))
18°30′N 68°0′W / 18.500°N 68.000°W / 18.500; -68.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of the island of Bonaire, File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (at 12°12′N 68°11′W / 12.200°N 68.183°W / 12.200; -68.183 (Bonaire))
Passing just west of the Las Aves Archipelago, File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (at 11°59′N 67°40′W / 11.983°N 67.667°W / 11.983; -67.667 (Las Aves))
10°29′N 68°0′W / 10.483°N 68.000°W / 10.483; -68.000 (Venezuela) File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Passing through Puerto Cabello at 10°29′N 68°0′W / 10.483°N 68.000°W / 10.483; -68.000 (Puerto Cabello) and Valencia, Carabobo at 10°11′N 68°0′W / 10.183°N 68.000°W / 10.183; -68.000 (Valencia)
6°12′N 68°0′W / 6.200°N 68.000°W / 6.200; -68.000 (Colombia) File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
1°45′N 68°0′W / 1.750°N 68.000°W / 1.750; -68.000 (Brazil) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Amazonas
Acre — from 9°20′S 67°56′W / 9.333°S 67.933°W / -9.333; -67.933 (Acre)
10°39′S 68°0′W / 10.650°S 68.000°W / -10.650; -68.000 (Bolivia) File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Passing just east of La Paz (at 16°29′S 68°8′W / 16.483°S 68.133°W / -16.483; -68.133 (La Paz))
22°2′S 68°0′W / 22.033°S 68.000°W / -22.033; -68.000 (Chile) File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
24°18′S 68°0′W / 24.300°S 68.000°W / -24.300; -68.000 (Argentina) File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
50°3′S 68°0′W / 50.050°S 68.000°W / -50.050; -68.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
53°34′S 68°0′W / 53.567°S 68.000°W / -53.567; -68.000 (Argentina) File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
54°53′S 68°0′W / 54.883°S 68.000°W / -54.883; -68.000 (Chile) File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Navarino Island
55°14′S 68°0′W / 55.233°S 68.000°W / -55.233; -68.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
55°32′S 68°0′W / 55.533°S 68.000°W / -55.533; -68.000 (Chile) File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Hoste Island
55°41′S 68°0′W / 55.683°S 68.000°W / -55.683; -68.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Hermite Island, File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (at 55°50′S 67°50′W / 55.833°S 67.833°W / -55.833; -67.833 (Hermite Islands))
60°0′S 68°0′W / 60.000°S 68.000°W / -60.000; -68.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°40′S 68°0′W / 66.667°S 68.000°W / -66.667; -68.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Adelaide Islandclaimed by File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile and the File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
67°26′S 68°0′W / 67.433°S 68.000°W / -67.433; -68.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay
69°8′S 68°0′W / 69.133°S 68.000°W / -69.133; -68.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile and the File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom

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