76th meridian west

The meridian 76° 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 76th meridian west forms a great circle with the 104th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 76th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -76°W
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 * 83.05°N, -76°W
 * 83.05°N, -76°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.98333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Bylot Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 72.9°N, -76.05°W)
 * 72.56667°N, -76°W
 * 72.56667°N, -76°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.38333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.38333°N, -76°W
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 * 69.01667°N, -76°W
 * 69.01667°N, -76°W
 * Nunavut — Baird Peninsula, Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.78333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.78333°N, -76°W
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 * 68.3°N, -76°W
 * 68.3°N, -76°W
 * Nunavut — Prince Charles Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.25°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.25°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 65.25°N, -76°W
 * 65.25°N, -76°W
 * Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.36667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.36667°N, -76°W
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 * 62.33333°N, -76°W
 * Quebec Ontario — from 45.48333°N, -76°W, passing just west of Ottawa (at 45.41667°N, -75.7°W)
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 * 44.35°N, -76°W
 * New York Pennsylvania — from 42°N, -76°W Maryland — from 39.7°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38.28333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38.28333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 38.01667°N, -76°W
 * 38.01667°N, -76°W
 * Maryland — Smith Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.93333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.93333°N, -76°W
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 * 37.85°N, -76°W
 * 37.85°N, -76°W
 * Virginia — Tangier Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.81667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.81667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 37.35°N, -76°W
 * 37.35°N, -76°W
 * Virginia — tip of the Delmarva Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.16667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.16667°N, -76°W
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 * 36.91667°N, -76°W
 * Virginia North Carolina — from 36.55°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.16667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36.16667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 35.71667°N, -76°W
 * 35.71667°N, -76°W
 * North Carolina — Engelhard
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35.45°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35.45°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 35.08333°N, -76°W
 * 35.08333°N, -76°W
 * North Carolina — Ocracoke Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35.06667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Eleuthera, 🇧🇸 (at 25.11667°N, -76.1°W) Passing just west of Little San Salvador Island, 🇧🇸 at (24.58333°N, -75.95°W)
 * 23.68333°N, -76°W
 * 23.68333°N, -76°W
 * Great Exuma Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 23.6°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Jumentos Cays, 🇧🇸 at (22.73333°N, -75.9°W)
 * 21.1°N, -76°W
 * 21.1°N, -76°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 19.96667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 19.96667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of 🇯🇲 at (17.9°N, -76.18333°W)
 * 9.36667°N, -76°W
 * 9.36667°N, -76°W
 * 0.3°N, -76°W
 * 0.3°N, -76°W
 * 0.3°N, -76°W
 * -2.06667°N, -76°W
 * -2.06667°N, -76°W
 * -2.06667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -14.46667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -14.46667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -14.46667°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -76°W
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 * -69.63333°N, -76°W
 * Charcot Island, claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the  (British Antarctic Territory)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -69.73333°N, -76°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -69.73333°N, -76°W
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 * -72.78333°N, -76°W
 * Territory claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the  (British Antarctic Territory)
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