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) Canada
Nunavut — Ellesmere 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) 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) Canada
Nunavut — Baffin 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) Canada
Nunavut — Akpatok 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) 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) 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) 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, 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, 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,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) 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) Colombia
1°45′N 68°0′W / 1.750°N 68.000°W / 1.750; -68.000 (Brazil) 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) 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) Chile
24°18′S 68°0′W / 24.300°S 68.000°W / -24.300; -68.000 (Argentina) 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) Argentina
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego 54°53′S 68°0′W / 54.883°S 68.000°W / -54.883; -68.000 (Chile) 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) 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, 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 Island — claimed by Argentina,
Chile and the
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 Argentina,
Chile and the
United Kingdom
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