68th meridian west

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -68°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.16667°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.16667°N, -68°W
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 * 82.96667°N, -68°W
 * 82.96667°N, -68°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.78333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.78333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79.06667°N, -68°W
 * 79.06667°N, -68°W
 * Inglefield Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.05°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.05°N, -68°W
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 * 70.3°N, -68°W
 * 70.3°N, -68°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island, Aulitivik Island, and Baffin Island again
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.2°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.2°N, -68°W
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 * 60.58333°N, -68°W
 * 60.58333°N, -68°W
 * Nunavut — Akpatok Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.28333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.28333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 58.56667°N, -68°W
 * 58.56667°N, -68°W
 * Quebec
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49.28333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49.28333°N, -68°W
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 * 48.66667°N, -68°W
 * Quebec New Brunswick — from 48°N, -68°W
 * 47.21667°N, -68°W
 * 47.21667°N, -68°W
 * Maine
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44.4°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Mona, 🇵🇷 (at 18.08333°N, -67.93333°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.5°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Bonaire, 🇳🇱 (at 12.2°N, -68.18333°W) Passing just west of the Las Aves Archipelago, 🇻🇪 (at 11.98333°N, -67.66667°W)
 * 10.48333°N, -68°W
 * 10.48333°N, -68°W
 * Passing through Puerto Cabello at 10.48333°N, -68°W and Valencia, Carabobo at 10.18333°N, -68°W
 * 6.2°N, -68°W
 * 6.2°N, -68°W
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 * 1.75°N, -68°W
 * 1.75°N, -68°W
 * Amazonas Acre — from -9.33333°N, -67.93333°W
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 * -10.65°N, -68°W
 * Passing just east of La Paz (at -16.48333°N, -68.13333°W)
 * -22.03333°N, -68°W
 * -22.03333°N, -68°W
 * -24.3°N, -68°W
 * -24.3°N, -68°W
 * -24.3°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.05°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.05°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.05°N, -68°W
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 * -53.56667°N, -68°W
 * -53.56667°N, -68°W
 * Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
 * -54.88333°N, -68°W
 * -54.88333°N, -68°W
 * Navarino Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.23333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.23333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -55.53333°N, -68°W
 * -55.53333°N, -68°W
 * Hoste Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.68333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Hermite Island, (at -55.83333°N, -67.83333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -68°W
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 * -66.66667°N, -68°W
 * Adelaide Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and the
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -67.43333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -67.43333°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Marguerite Bay
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 * -69.13333°N, -68°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and the
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