77th meridian west explained

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
NunavutEllesmere Island
Baffin Bay
NunavutBylot Island and Baffin Island
Foxe Basin
NunavutBray Island
Foxe Basin
NunavutPrince Charles Island
Foxe Basin
NunavutFoxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
Hudson Strait
NunavutSalisbury Island
Hudson Strait
Quebec
Hudson Bay
Quebec
Ontario — from
Lake Ontario
New York
Pennsylvania — from
Maryland — from
District of Columbia — from
Maryland — from
Virginia — from
North Carolina — from
Atlantic Ocean
Man-O-War Cay and Great Abaco Island
Atlantic OceanPassing just west of the island of Eleuthera, (at)
Passing just east of the island of New Providence, (at)
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Passing just east of Lima (at)
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaTerritory claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the (British Antarctic Territory)

See also