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 60th meridian west forms a great circle with the 120th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 60th meridian west passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
| 90°0′N 60°0′W / 90°N 60°W / 90; -60 (Arctic Ocean) |
Arctic Ocean |
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| 83°28′N 60°0′W / 83.467°N 60°W / 83.467; -60 (Lincoln Sea) |
Lincoln Sea |
|
| 81°56′N 60°0′W / 81.933°N 60°W / 81.933; -60 (Greenland) |
 Greenland |
|
| 75°56′N 60°0′W / 75.933°N 60°W / 75.933; -60 (Baffin Bay) |
Baffin Bay |
|
| 70°0′N 60°0′W / 70°N 60°W / 70; -60 (Davis Strait) |
Davis Strait |
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| 60°0′N 60°0′W / 60°N 60°W / 60; -60 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Labrador Sea |
| 55°24′N 60°0′W / 55.4°N 60°W / 55.4; -60 (Canada) |
 Canada |
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec |
| 50°14′N 60°0′W / 50.233°N 60°W / 50.233; -60 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 47°14′N 60°0′W / 47.233°N 60°W / 47.233; -60 (Cabot Strait) |
Cabot Strait |
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| 46°13′N 60°0′W / 46.217°N 60°W / 46.217; -60 (Canada) |
Canada |
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia |
| 45°53′N 60°0′W / 45.883°N 60°W / 45.883; -60 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
|
| 43°57′N 60°0′W / 43.95°N 60°W / 43.95; -60 (Canada) |
Canada |
Sable Island, Nova Scotia |
| 43°56′N 60°0′W / 43.933°N 60°W / 43.933; -60 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
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| 8°22′N 60°0′W / 8.367°N 60°W / 8.367; -60 (Venezuela) |
 Venezuela |
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| 8°6′N 60°0′W / 8.1°N 60°W / 8.1; -60 (Guyana) |
 Guyana |
Territory claimed by Venezuela |
| 5°5′N 60°0′W / 5.083°N 60°W / 5.083; -60 (Brazil) |
 Brazil |
Roraima - for about 18km |
| 4°55′N 60°0′W / 4.917°N 60°W / 4.917; -60 (Guyana) |
Guyana |
Territory claimed by Venezuela |
| 4°30′N 60°0′W / 4.5°N 60°W / 4.5; -60 (Brazil) |
Brazil |
Roraima
Amazonas
Mato Grosso
Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Rondônia
Mato Grosso |
| 16°16′S 60°0′W / 16.267°S 60°W / -16.267; -60 (Bolivia) |
 Bolivia |
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| 19°18′S 60°0′W / 19.3°S 60°W / -19.3; -60 (Paraguay) |
 Paraguay |
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| 24°2′S 60°0′W / 24.033°S 60°W / -24.033; -60 (Argentina) |
 Argentina |
|
| 38°51′S 60°0′W / 38.85°S 60°W / -38.85; -60 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
|
| 51°18′S 60°0′W / 51.3°S 60°W / -51.3; -60 (Falkland Islands) |
 Falkland Islands |
Islands of Keppel and West Falkland - claimed by Argentina |
| 52°0′S 60°0′W / 52°S 60°W / -52; -60 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
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| 60°0′S 60°0′W / 60°S 60°W / -60; -60 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
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| 62°27′S 60°0′W / 62.45°S 60°W / -62.45; -60 (South Shetland Islands) |
South Shetland Islands |
Greenwich Island and Livingston Island - claimed by Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom |
| 62°40′S 60°0′W / 62.667°S 60°W / -62.667; -60 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
|
| 63°51′S 60°0′W / 63.85°S 60°W / -63.85; -60 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom |
| 65°50′S 60°0′W / 65.833°S 60°W / -65.833; -60 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
Weddell Sea |
| 68°5′S 60°0′W / 68.083°S 60°W / -68.083; -60 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom |
| 69°1′S 60°0′W / 69.017°S 60°W / -69.017; -60 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
Weddell Sea |
| 72°49′S 60°0′W / 72.817°S 60°W / -72.817; -60 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom |
| 73°17′S 60°0′W / 73.283°S 60°W / -73.283; -60 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
Weddell Sea |
| 75°19′S 60°0′W / 75.317°S 60°W / -75.317; -60 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom |
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