64th meridian west

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The meridian 64° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
64°
64th meridian west

The 64th meridian west forms a great circle with the 116th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 64th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 64°0′W / 90.000°N 64.000°W / 90.000; -64.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°20′N 64°0′W / 83.333°N 64.000°W / 83.333; -64.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°50′N 64°0′W / 82.833°N 64.000°W / 82.833; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
81°47′N 64°0′W / 81.783°N 64.000°W / 81.783; -64.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
81°2′N 64°0′W / 81.033°N 64.000°W / 81.033; -64.000 (Greenland)   Greenland Daugaard-Jensen Land
76°6′N 64°0′W / 76.100°N 64.000°W / 76.100; -64.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°0′N 64°0′W / 70.000°N 64.000°W / 70.000; -64.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
67°34′N 64°0′W / 67.567°N 64.000°W / 67.567; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutQikiqtarjuaq Island and Baffin Island
65°2′N 64°0′W / 65.033°N 64.000°W / 65.033; -64.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
63°41′N 64°0′W / 63.683°N 64.000°W / 63.683; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada NunavutLemieux Islands
63°34′N 64°0′W / 63.567°N 64.000°W / 63.567; -64.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
60°0′N 64°0′W / 60.000°N 64.000°W / 60.000; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea
59°46′N 64°0′W / 59.767°N 64.000°W / 59.767; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada Newfoundland and LabradorLabrador
Quebec — from 58°50′N 64°0′W / 58.833°N 64.000°W / 58.833; -64.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 58°41′N 64°0′W / 58.683°N 64.000°W / 58.683; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 58°31′N 63°0′W / 58.517°N 63.000°W / 58.517; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 58°26′N 64°0′W / 58.433°N 64.000°W / 58.433; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 57°49′N 63°0′W / 57.817°N 63.000°W / 57.817; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°52′N 64°0′W / 56.867°N 64.000°W / 56.867; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 56°35′N 63°0′W / 56.583°N 63.000°W / 56.583; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°25′N 64°0′W / 56.417°N 64.000°W / 56.417; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 56°16′N 63°0′W / 56.267°N 63.000°W / 56.267; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°10′N 64°0′W / 56.167°N 64.000°W / 56.167; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 56°4′N 63°0′W / 56.067°N 63.000°W / 56.067; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 34°36′N 64°0′W / 34.600°N 64.000°W / 34.600; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 52°44′N 63°0′W / 52.733°N 63.000°W / 52.733; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 52°34′N 64°0′W / 52.567°N 64.000°W / 52.567; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 52°22′N 63°0′W / 52.367°N 63.000°W / 52.367; -63.000 (Quebec)
50°16′N 64°0′W / 50.267°N 64.000°W / 50.267; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Jacques Cartier Strait
49°55′N 64°0′W / 49.917°N 64.000°W / 49.917; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada QuebecAnticosti Island
49°42′N 64°0′W / 49.700°N 64.000°W / 49.700; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence
47°3′N 64°0′W / 47.050°N 64.000°W / 47.050; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada Prince Edward Island
46°23′N 64°0′W / 46.383°N 64.000°W / 46.383; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait
46°11′N 64°0′W / 46.183°N 64.000°W / 46.183; -64.000 (Canada)   Canada New Brunswick
Nova Scotia — from 46°0′N 63°0′W / 46.000°N 63.000°W / 46.000; -63.000 (Nova Scotia)
44°39′N 64°0′W / 44.650°N 64.000°W / 44.650; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
18°30′N 64°0′W / 18.500°N 64.000°W / 18.500; -64.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just west of Isla Aves — claimed by   Dominica and   Venezuela (at 15°43′N 63°48′W / 15.717°N 63.800°W / 15.717; -63.800 (Isla Aves))
11°4′N 64°0′W / 11.067°N 64.000°W / 11.067; -64.000 (Venezuela)   Venezuela Isla Margarita and mainland
3°53′N 64°0′W / 3.883°N 64.000°W / 3.883; -64.000 (Brazil)   Brazil Roraima
2°29′N 64°0′W / 2.483°N 64.000°W / 2.483; -64.000 (Venezuela)   Venezuela
1°58′N 64°0′W / 1.967°N 64.000°W / 1.967; -64.000 (Brazil)   Brazil Amazonas
Rondônia — from 8°41′S 63°0′W / 8.683°S 63.000°W / -8.683; -63.000 (Rondônia)
12°32′S 64°0′W / 12.533°S 64.000°W / -12.533; -64.000 (Bolivia)   Bolivia
22°9′S 64°0′W / 22.150°S 64.000°W / -22.150; -64.000 (Argentina)   Argentina
41°4′S 64°0′W / 41.067°S 64.000°W / -41.067; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean San Matías Gulf
42°8′S 64°0′W / 42.133°S 64.000°W / -42.133; -64.000 (Argentina)   Argentina Valdes Peninsula
42°52′S 64°0′W / 42.867°S 64.000°W / -42.867; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
54°43′S 64°0′W / 54.717°S 64.000°W / -54.717; -64.000 (Argentina)   Argentina Isla de los Estados
54°46′S 64°0′W / 54.767°S 64.000°W / -54.767; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
60°0′S 64°0′W / 60.000°S 64.000°W / -60.000; -64.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
64°31′S 64°0′W / 64.517°S 64.000°W / -64.517; -64.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Anvers Islandclaimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom
64°45′S 64°0′W / 64.750°S 64.000°W / -64.750; -64.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°4′S 64°0′W / 65.067°S 64.000°W / -65.067; -64.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom

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