77th meridian west
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The meridian 77° 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 77th meridian west forms a great circle with the 103rd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 77th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 77°0′W / 90.000°N 77.000°W / 90.000; -77.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°1′N 77°0′W / 83.017°N 77.000°W / 83.017; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 77°54′N 77°0′W / 77.900°N 77.000°W / 77.900; -77.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 73°21′N 77°0′W / 73.350°N 77.000°W / 73.350; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Bylot Island and Baffin Island 69°36′N 77°0′W / 69.600°N 77.000°W / 69.600; -77.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 69°25′N 77°0′W / 69.417°N 77.000°W / 69.417; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Bray Island 69°9′N 77°0′W / 69.150°N 77.000°W / 69.150; -77.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 68°2′N 77°0′W / 68.033°N 77.000°W / 68.033; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Prince Charles Island 67°15′N 77°0′W / 67.250°N 77.000°W / 67.250; -77.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 65°24′N 77°0′W / 65.400°N 77.000°W / 65.400; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island 64°15′N 77°0′W / 64.250°N 77.000°W / 64.250; -77.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 63°40′N 77°0′W / 63.667°N 77.000°W / 63.667; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Salisbury Island 63°25′N 77°0′W / 63.417°N 77.000°W / 63.417; -77.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 62°32′N 77°0′W / 62.533°N 77.000°W / 62.533; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Quebec 57°49′N 77°0′W / 57.817°N 77.000°W / 57.817; -77.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°48′N 77°0′W / 55.800°N 77.000°W / 55.800; -77.000 (Canada) Canada
Quebec
Ontario — from 45°48′N 77°0′W / 45.800°N 77.000°W / 45.800; -77.000 (Ontario)43°53′N 77°0′W / 43.883°N 77.000°W / 43.883; -77.000 (Lake Ontario) Lake Ontario 43°16′N 77°0′W / 43.267°N 77.000°W / 43.267; -77.000 (United States) United States
New York
Pennsylvania — from 42°0′N 77°0′W / 42.000°N 77.000°W / 42.000; -77.000 (Pennsylvania)
Maryland — from 39°42′N 77°0′W / 39.700°N 77.000°W / 39.700; -77.000 (Maryland)
District of Columbia — from 38°58′N 77°0′W / 38.967°N 77.000°W / 38.967; -77.000 (District of Columbia)
Maryland — from 38°49′N 77°0′W / 38.817°N 77.000°W / 38.817; -77.000 (Maryland)
Virginia — from 38°20′N 77°0′W / 38.333°N 77.000°W / 38.333; -77.000 (Virginia)
North Carolina — from 36°32′N 77°0′W / 36.533°N 77.000°W / 36.533; -77.000 (North Carolina)34°40′N 77°0′W / 34.667°N 77.000°W / 34.667; -77.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 26°35′N 77°0′W / 26.583°N 77.000°W / 26.583; -77.000 (Bahamas) Bahamas
Man-O-War Cay and Great Abaco Island 26°19′N 77°0′W / 26.317°N 77.000°W / 26.317; -77.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Eleuthera, Bahamas (at 25°24′N 76°47′W / 25.400°N 76.783°W / 25.400; -76.783 (Eleuthera))
Passing just east of the island of New Providence,Bahamas (at 25°2′N 77°15′W / 25.033°N 77.250°W / 25.033; -77.250 (New Providence))
21°31′N 77°0′W / 21.517°N 77.000°W / 21.517; -77.000 (Cuba) Cuba
19°53′N 77°0′W / 19.883°N 77.000°W / 19.883; -77.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 18°24′N 77°0′W / 18.400°N 77.000°W / 18.400; -77.000 (Jamaica) Jamaica
17°51′N 77°0′W / 17.850°N 77.000°W / 17.850; -77.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 8°15′N 77°0′W / 8.250°N 77.000°W / 8.250; -77.000 (Colombia) Colombia
7°56′01.2″N 77°09′24″W / 7.933667°N 77.15667°W / 7.933667; -77.15667 (Panama) Panama
0°18′N 77°0′W / 0.300°N 77.000°W / 0.300; -77.000 (Ecuador) Ecuador
2°43′S 77°0′W / 2.717°S 77.000°W / -2.717; -77.000 (Peru) Peru
Passing just east of Lima (at 12°2′S 77°2′W / 12.033°S 77.033°W / -12.033; -77.033 (Lima)) 12°14′S 77°0′W / 12.233°S 77.000°W / -12.233; -77.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 77°0′W / 60.000°S 77.000°W / -60.000; -77.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°41′S 77°0′W / 72.683°S 77.000°W / -72.683; -77.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
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