60th meridian west

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60th meridian west

The meridian 60° 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 mean solar time of this meridian is the base for the Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-4 during standard time).

The 60th meridian west forms a great circle with the 120th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 60°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°28′N 60°0′W	Lincoln Sea
81°56′N 60°0′W	Greenland	Hall Land
75°56′N 60°0′W	Baffin Bay
70°0′N 60°0′W	Davis Strait
60°0′N 60°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Labrador Sea
55°24′N 60°0′W	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from 52°0′N 60°0′W
50°14′N 60°0′W	Gulf of Saint Lawrence	Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (at 47°13′N 60°8′W)
47°14′N 60°0′W	Cabot Strait
46°13′N 60°0′W	Canada	Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
45°53′N 60°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
43°57′N 60°0′W	Canada	Nova Scotia — Sable Island
43°56′N 60°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
8°33′N 60°0′W	Venezuela
8°6′N 60°0′W	Guyana	Territory claimed by Venezuela
5°5′N 60°0′W	Brazil	Roraima — for about 18 km
4°55′N 60°0′W	Guyana	Territory claimed by Venezuela
4°30′N 60°0′W	Brazil	Roraima Amazonas — from 0°14′N 60°0′W, passing just east of Manaus at 3°6′S 60°1′W Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 60°0′W Rondônia — from 11°8′S 60°0′W Mato Grosso — from 11°28′S 60°0′W Rondônia — from 11°50′S 60°0′W Mato Grosso — from 12°41′S 60°0′W
16°16′S 60°0′W	Bolivia
19°18′S 60°0′W	Paraguay
24°2′S 60°0′W	Argentina
38°51′S 60°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
51°18′S 60°0′W	Falkland Islands	Islands of Keppel and West Falkland — claimed by Argentina
52°0′S 60°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 60°0′W	Southern Ocean
62°27′S 60°0′W	South Shetland Islands	Greenwich Island and Livingston Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
62°40′S 60°0′W	Southern Ocean
63°51′S 60°0′W	Antarctica	Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
65°50′S 60°0′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
68°5′S 60°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
69°1′S 60°0′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
72°49′S 60°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
73°17′S 60°0′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
75°19′S 60°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom

See also

• 59th meridian west
• 61st meridian west