76th meridian west

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76th meridian west

The meridian 76° 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 76th meridian west forms a great circle with the 104th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 76th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 76°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°3′N 76°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
77°59′N 76°0′W	Baffin Bay	Passing just east of Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 72°54′N 76°3′W)
72°34′N 76°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Baffin Island
69°23′N 76°0′W	Foxe Basin
69°1′N 76°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Baird Peninsula, Baffin Island
68°47′N 76°0′W	Foxe Basin
68°18′N 76°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Prince Charles Island
67°15′N 76°0′W	Foxe Basin
65°15′N 76°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
64°22′N 76°0′W	Hudson Strait
62°20′N 76°0′W	Canada	Quebec Ontario — from 45°29′N 76°0′W, passing just west of Ottawa (at 45°25′N 75°42′W)
44°21′N 76°0′W	United States	New York Pennsylvania — from 42°0′N 76°0′W Maryland — from 39°42′N 76°0′W
38°17′N 76°0′W	Chesapeake Bay
38°1′N 76°0′W	United States	Maryland — Smith Island
37°56′N 76°0′W	Chesapeake Bay
37°51′N 76°0′W	United States	Virginia — Tangier Island
37°49′N 76°0′W	Chesapeake Bay
37°21′N 76°0′W	United States	Virginia — tip of the Delmarva Peninsula
37°10′N 76°0′W	Chesapeake Bay
36°55′N 76°0′W	United States	Virginia North Carolina — from 36°33′N 76°0′W
36°10′N 76°0′W	Albemarle Sound
35°43′N 76°0′W	United States	North Carolina — Engelhard
35°27′N 76°0′W	Pamlico Sound
35°5′N 76°0′W	United States	North Carolina — Ocracoke Island
35°4′N 76°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Eleuthera, Bahamas (at 25°7′N 76°6′W) Passing just west of Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas at (24°35′N 75°57′W)
23°41′N 76°0′W	Bahamas	Great Exuma Island
23°36′N 76°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of the Jumentos Cays, Bahamas at (22°44′N 75°54′W)
21°6′N 76°0′W	Cuba
19°58′N 76°0′W	Caribbean Sea	Passing just east of Jamaica at (17°54′N 76°11′W)
9°22′N 76°0′W	Colombia
0°18′N 76°0′W	Ecuador
2°4′S 76°0′W	Peru
14°28′S 76°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 76°0′W	Southern Ocean
69°38′S 76°0′W	Antarctica	Charcot Island, claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
69°44′S 76°0′W	Southern Ocean
72°47′S 76°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

• 75th meridian west
• 77th meridian west