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60th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 60° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The mean solar time of this meridian is the base for the Atlantic Time Zone (UTC-4 during standard time).

The 60th meridian west forms a great circle with the 120th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian west passes through:

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Hall Land
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| ! scope="row" | | Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Saint Lawrence |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cabot Strait |- | ! scope="row" |

Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island
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Nova Scotia — Sable Island
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Territory claimed by

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Roraima — for about 18 km

| ! scope="row" | | Territory claimed by |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Roraima Amazonas — from , passing just east of Manaus at Mato Grosso — from Rondônia — from Mato Grosso — from Rondônia — from Mato Grosso — from |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Islands of Keppel and West Falkland — claimed by
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| ! scope="row" | South Shetland Islands

Greenwich Island and Livingston Island — claimed by , and
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by , and
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Territory claimed by , and
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Territory claimed by , and
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Territory claimed by , and
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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