The meridian 63° 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 63rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 117th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 63rd meridian west passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
| 90°0′N 63°0′W / 90°N 63°W / 90; -63 (Arctic Ocean) |
Arctic Ocean |
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| 83°22′N 63°0′W / 83.367°N 63°W / 83.367; -63 (Lincoln Sea) |
Lincoln Sea |
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| 82°35′N 63°0′W / 82.583°N 63°W / 82.583; -63 (Canada) |
 Canada |
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut |
| 81°54′N 63°0′W / 81.9°N 63°W / 81.9; -63 (Nares Strait) |
Nares Strait |
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| 81°12′N 63°0′W / 81.2°N 63°W / 81.2; -63 (Greenland) |
 Greenland |
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| 76°20′N 63°0′W / 76.333°N 63°W / 76.333; -63 (Baffin Bay) |
Baffin Bay |
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| 70°0′N 63°0′W / 70°N 63°W / 70; -63 (Davis Strait) |
Davis Strait |
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| 67°17′N 63°0′W / 67.283°N 63°W / 67.283; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| 65°35′N 63°0′W / 65.583°N 63°W / 65.583; -63 (Davis Strait) |
Davis Strait |
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| 65°18′N 63°0′W / 65.3°N 63°W / 65.3; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Muingmak Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| 65°16′N 63°0′W / 65.267°N 63°W / 65.267; -63 (Davis Strait) |
Davis Strait |
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| 60°0′N 63°0′W / 60°N 63°W / 60; -63 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Labrador Sea |
| 58°53′N 63°0′W / 58.883°N 63°W / 58.883; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec |
| 50°18′N 63°0′W / 50.3°N 63°W / 50.3; -63 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Jacques Cartier Strait |
| 49°44′N 63°0′W / 49.733°N 63°W / 49.733; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Anticosti Island, Quebec |
| 49°12′N 63°0′W / 49.2°N 63°W / 49.2; -63 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
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| 46°25′N 63°0′W / 46.417°N 63°W / 46.417; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Prince Edward Island |
| 46°10′N 63°0′W / 46.167°N 63°W / 46.167; -63 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Hillsborough Bay |
| 46°4′N 63°0′W / 46.067°N 63°W / 46.067; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Prince Edward Island |
| 46°3′N 63°0′W / 46.05°N 63°W / 46.05; -63 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
Northumberland Strait |
| 45°47′N 63°0′W / 45.783°N 63°W / 45.783; -63 (Canada) |
Canada |
Nova Scotia |
| 44°42′N 63°0′W / 44.7°N 63°W / 44.7; -63 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
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| 18°16′N 63°0′W / 18.267°N 63°W / 18.267; -63 (Anguilla) |
 Anguilla |
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| 18°14′N 63°0′W / 18.233°N 63°W / 18.233; -63 (Caribbean Sea) |
Caribbean Sea |
Passing between Saint Martin and Île Tintamarre,  Saint Martin
Passing just east of  Sint Maarten
Passing just west of Saint Barthélemy |
| 17°32′N 63°0′W / 17.533°N 63°W / 17.533; -63 (Netherlands) |
 Netherlands |
Island of Sint Eustatius |
| 17°30′N 63°0′W / 17.5°N 63°W / 17.5; -63 (Caribbean Sea) |
Caribbean Sea |
Passing just west of the island of Saint Kitts,  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 10°43′N 63°0′W / 10.717°N 63°W / 10.717; -63 (Venezuela) |
 Venezuela |
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| 3°37′N 63°0′W / 3.617°N 63°W / 3.617; -63 (Brazil) |
 Brazil |
Roraima
Amazonas
Rondônia |
| 12°51′S 63°0′W / 12.85°S 63°W / -12.85; -63 (Bolivia) |
 Bolivia |
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| 22°0′S 63°0′W / 22°S 63°W / -22; -63 (Argentina) |
 Argentina |
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| 41°7′S 63°0′W / 41.117°S 63°W / -41.117; -63 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
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| 60°0′S 63°0′W / 60°S 63°W / -60; -63 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
Passing just west of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands - claimed by Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom |
| 64°32′S 63°0′W / 64.533°S 63°W / -64.533; -63 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Anvers Island - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom |
| 64°36′S 63°0′W / 64.6°S 63°W / -64.6; -63 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
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| 64°47′S 63°0′W / 64.783°S 63°W / -64.783; -63 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom |
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