79th meridian west

The meridian 79° 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, Panama, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 79th meridian west forms a great circle with the 101st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 79th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.86667°N, -79°W
 * 82.86667°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.41667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.41667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 76.11667°N, -79°W
 * 76.11667°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — Coburg Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.83333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.83333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 73.63333°N, -79°W
 * 73.63333°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — Bylot Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.76667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.76667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 72.43333°N, -79°W
 * 72.43333°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — Emmerson Island, Frechette Island and Baffin Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.88333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Koch Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 69.48333°N, -78.85°W)
 * 69.11667°N, -79°W
 * 69.11667°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — Rowley Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.9°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of North Spicer Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 68.48333°N, -78.95°W)
 * 68.36667°N, -79°W
 * 68.36667°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — South Spicer Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.18333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.18333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.5°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.5°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.7°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Elsie Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 58.85°N, -78.96667°W)
 * 56.41667°N, -79°W
 * 56.41667°N, -79°W
 * Nunavut — Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.98333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Long Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 54.93333°N, -79.01667°W)
 * 54.83333°N, -79°W
 * 54.83333°N, -79°W
 * Quebec
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.4°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.4°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing west of Waskaganish (Fort Rupert, Quebec) at 51.48333°N, -79°W
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 * 51.78333°N, -79°W
 * Quebec Ontario — from 46.58333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.81667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.81667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * 43.26667°N, -79°W
 * New York — passing just east of Niagara Falls (at 43.08333°N, -79.06667°W) and west of Lockport (at 43.16667°N, -78.7°W)
 * 42.96667°N, -79°W
 * 42.96667°N, -79°W
 * Ontario
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.86667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.86667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * 42.7°N, -79°W
 * New York — Grand Island and the Niagara River near Buffalo Pennsylvania — from 42°N, -79°W Maryland — from 39.71667°N, -79°W West Virginia — from 39.45°N, -79°W Virginia — passing just east of Staunton at 38.15°N, -79.06667°W North Carolina — passing just west of Durham at 35.98333°N, -79°W South Carolina — from 34.23333°N, -79°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33.56667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Grand Bahama, 🇧🇸 (at 26.68333°N, -79°W)
 * 22.66667°N, -79°W
 * 22.66667°N, -79°W
 * Cayo Santa Maria and the mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.6°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.6°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 20.88333°N, -79°W
 * 20.88333°N, -79°W
 * Doce Leguas Cays
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.85°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.85°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 9.56667°N, -79°W
 * 9.56667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.95°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.95°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.95°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Panama
 * 8.46667°N, -79°W
 * 8.46667°N, -79°W
 * Pearl Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.45°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.45°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 1.68333°N, -79°W
 * 1.68333°N, -79°W
 * Westernmost point
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.58333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.58333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ancón de Sardinas Bay
 * 1.23333°N, -79°W
 * 1.23333°N, -79°W
 * -4.98333°N, -79°W
 * -4.98333°N, -79°W
 * -4.98333°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.21667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.21667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.21667°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -33.66667°N, -79°W
 * -33.66667°N, -79°W
 * Islands of Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.7°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -33.7°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * -72.95°N, -79°W
 * Territory claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the  (British Antarctic Territory)
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