80th meridian west

The meridian 80° 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.

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the western limit of the British territorial claim and passes through the Chilean claim - the two claims overlap.

The 80th meridian west forms a great circle with the 100th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 80th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.93333°N, -80°W
 * 82.93333°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.23333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Coburg Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 75.86667°N, -79.75°W)
 * 75.55°N, -80°W
 * 75.55°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Devon Island and Philpots Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.83333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.83333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 73.73333°N, -80°W
 * 73.73333°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Bylot Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.88333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.88333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 72.51667°N, -80°W
 * 72.51667°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Imiliit and Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.95°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.95°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 69.73333°N, -80°W
 * 69.73333°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Kapuiviit
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.5°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.5°N, -80°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.5°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Southampton Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 63.76667°N, -80.15°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.06667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.06667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 62.31667°N, -80°W
 * 62.31667°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Mansel Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.71667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.71667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 59.88333°N, -80°W
 * 59.88333°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Gilmour Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.8°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.8°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Split Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦
 * 56.31667°N, -80°W
 * 56.31667°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — Kugong Island and Flaherty Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.9°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.9°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.68333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.68333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 53.38333°N, -80°W
 * 53.38333°N, -80°W
 * Nunavut — North Twin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.23333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.23333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of South Twin Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 53.11667°N, -79.93333°W)
 * 51.23333°N, -80°W
 * 51.23333°N, -80°W
 * Ontario
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.8°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.8°N, -80°W
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 * 42.16667°N, -80°W
 * Pennsylvania — passing through Pittsburgh (at 40.43333°N, -80°W) West Virginia — from 39.71667°N, -80°W Virginia — from 38°N, -80°W North Carolina — from 36.53333°N, -80°W South Carolina — from 34.8°N, -80°W, passing through Charleston (at 32.86667°N, -80°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32.61667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Palm Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸 (at 26.7°N, -80.01667°W) Passing through the Cay Sal Bank atoll, 🇧🇸 (at 24.06667°N, -80°W)
 * 23.05°N, -80°W
 * 23.05°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.73333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.73333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.73333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 19.71667°N, -80°W
 * 19.71667°N, -80°W
 * Island of Little Cayman
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 19.7°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 19.7°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 9.33333°N, -80°W
 * 9.33333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.43333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.43333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.43333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 7.51667°N, -80°W
 * 7.51667°N, -80°W
 * Passing through the tip of the Azuero Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7.46667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7.46667°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 0.81667°N, -80°W
 * 0.81667°N, -80°W
 * The mainland, Puná Island, and the mainland again
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 * -4.36667°N, -80°W
 * Piura Region Lambayeque Region — from -5.68333°N, -80°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.73333°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing close between the Desventuradas Islands, (at -26.31667°N, -80°W) Passing some distance between the Juan Fernández Islands,  (at -33.66667°N, -80°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -80°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -80°W
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 * -73.03333°N, -80°W
 * Defines the western limit of British Antarctic Territory, claimed by Passes through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by
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