85th meridian west
# 85th meridian west

The meridian 85° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 85th meridian west forms a great circle with the 95th meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 85th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 85.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -85.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°28′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.467°N 85.000°W﻿ / 82.467; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island and Axel Heiberg Island 79°15′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿79.250°N 85.000°W﻿ / 79.250; -85.000﻿ (Eureka Sound) Eureka Sound 78°54′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.900°N 85.000°W﻿ / 78.900; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island, Hoved Island and Ellesmere Island again 76°17′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.283°N 85.000°W﻿ / 76.283; -85.000﻿ (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°40′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.667°N 85.000°W﻿ / 75.667; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°38′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.633°N 85.000°W﻿ / 74.633; -85.000﻿ (Parry Channel) Parry Channel 73°47′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.783°N 85.000°W﻿ / 73.783; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 73°39′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.650°N 85.000°W﻿ / 73.650; -85.000﻿ (Admiralty Inlet) Admiralty Inlet 73°21′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.350°N 85.000°W﻿ / 73.350; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 70°5′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.083°N 85.000°W﻿ / 70.083; -85.000﻿ (Fury and Hecla Strait) Fury and Hecla Strait 69°48′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.800°N 85.000°W﻿ / 69.800; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Melville Peninsula (mainland), White Island and Southampton Island 63°10′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.167°N 85.000°W﻿ / 63.167; -85.000﻿ (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°16′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.267°N 85.000°W﻿ / 55.267; -85.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northern Ontario 47°35′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.583°N 85.000°W﻿ / 47.583; -85.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 46°46′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.767°N 85.000°W﻿ / 46.767; -85.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan 46°0′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 85.000°W﻿ / 46.000; -85.000﻿ (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 45°39′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.650°N 85.000°W﻿ / 45.650; -85.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan Indiana — from 41°45′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.750°N 85.000°W﻿ / 41.750; -85.000﻿ (Indiana) Kentucky — from 38°46′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.767°N 85.000°W﻿ / 38.767; -85.000﻿ (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°37′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.617°N 85.000°W﻿ / 36.617; -85.000﻿ (Tennessee) Georgia — from 35°0′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 85.000°W﻿ / 35.000; -85.000﻿ (Georgia) Alabama — from 32°31′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.517°N 85.000°W﻿ / 32.517; -85.000﻿ (Alabama) Georgia — for about 3 km from 32°21′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.350°N 85.000°W﻿ / 32.350; -85.000﻿ (Georgia) Alabama — from 32°19′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.317°N 85.000°W﻿ / 32.317; -85.000﻿ (Alabama) Georgia — from 32°11′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.183°N 85.000°W﻿ / 32.183; -85.000﻿ (Georgia) Florida — from 31°0′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.000°N 85.000°W﻿ / 31.000; -85.000﻿ (Florida), the mainland and St. George Island 29°36′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿29.600°N 85.000°W﻿ / 29.600; -85.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Passing just west of Cuba (at 21°52′N 84°57′W﻿ / ﻿21.867°N 84.950°W﻿ / 21.867; -84.950﻿ (Cuba)) 21°50′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.833°N 85.000°W﻿ / 21.833; -85.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 15°59′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.983°N 85.000°W﻿ / 15.983; -85.000﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras 14°43′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿14.717°N 85.000°W﻿ / 14.717; -85.000﻿ (Nicaragua)  Nicaragua Passing through Lake Nicaragua 10°58′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.967°N 85.000°W﻿ / 10.967; -85.000﻿ (Costa Rica)  Costa Rica 9°44′N 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.733°N 85.000°W﻿ / 9.733; -85.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 85.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -85.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°25′S 85°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.417°S 85.000°W﻿ / -73.417; -85.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)
