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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -60°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.46667°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.46667°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 81.93333°N, -60°W
 * 81.93333°N, -60°W
 * Hall Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.93333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.93333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Labrador Sea
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 * 55.4°N, -60°W
 * Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from 52°N, -60°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.23333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 (at 47.21667°N, -60.13333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.23333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.23333°N, -60°W
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 * 46.21667°N, -60°W
 * 46.21667°N, -60°W
 * Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.88333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.88333°N, -60°W
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 * 43.95°N, -60°W
 * 43.95°N, -60°W
 * Nova Scotia — Sable Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.93333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.93333°N, -60°W
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 * 8.55°N, -60°W
 * 8.55°N, -60°W
 * 8.1°N, -60°W
 * 8.1°N, -60°W
 * 8.1°N, -60°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇻🇪
 * 5.08333°N, -60°W
 * 5.08333°N, -60°W
 * Roraima — for about 18 km
 * 4.91667°N, -60°W
 * 4.91667°N, -60°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇻🇪
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 * 4.5°N, -60°W
 * Roraima Amazonas — from 0.23333°N, -60°W, passing just east of Manaus at -3.1°N, -60.01667°W Mato Grosso — from -8.76667°N, -60°W Rondônia — from -11.13333°N, -60°W Mato Grosso — from -11.46667°N, -60°W Rondônia — from -11.83333°N, -60°W Mato Grosso — from -12.68333°N, -60°W
 * -16.26667°N, -60°W
 * -16.26667°N, -60°W
 * -19.3°N, -60°W
 * -19.3°N, -60°W
 * -19.3°N, -60°W
 * -24.03333°N, -60°W
 * -24.03333°N, -60°W
 * -24.03333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.85°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.85°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.85°N, -60°W
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 * -51.3°N, -60°W
 * -51.3°N, -60°W
 * Islands of Keppel and West Falkland — claimed by 🇦🇷
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52°N, -60°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -60°W
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 * -62.45°N, -60°W
 * Greenwich Island and Livingston Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -62.66667°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -62.66667°N, -60°W
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 * -63.85°N, -60°W
 * Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -65.83333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -65.83333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
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 * -68.08333°N, -60°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -69.01667°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -69.01667°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
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 * -72.81667°N, -60°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -73.28333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -73.28333°N, -60°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea
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 * -75.31667°N, -60°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and
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