68th meridian west
# 68th meridian west

The meridian 68° 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 68th meridian west forms a great circle with the 112th meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 68th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 68.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -68.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°10′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.167°N 68.000°W﻿ / 83.167; -68.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°58′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.967°N 68.000°W﻿ / 82.967; -68.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 80°47′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.783°N 68.000°W﻿ / 80.783; -68.000﻿ (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 79°4′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿79.067°N 68.000°W﻿ / 79.067; -68.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Inglefield Land 76°3′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.050°N 68.000°W﻿ / 76.050; -68.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°18′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.300°N 68.000°W﻿ / 70.300; -68.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island, Aulitivik Island, and Baffin Island again 62°12′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.200°N 68.000°W﻿ / 62.200; -68.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 60°35′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.583°N 68.000°W﻿ / 60.583; -68.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Akpatok Island 60°17′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.283°N 68.000°W﻿ / 60.283; -68.000﻿ (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay 58°34′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿58.567°N 68.000°W﻿ / 58.567; -68.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Quebec 49°17′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.283°N 68.000°W﻿ / 49.283; -68.000﻿ (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River 48°40′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.667°N 68.000°W﻿ / 48.667; -68.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Quebec New Brunswick — from 48°0′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.000°N 68.000°W﻿ / 48.000; -68.000﻿ (New Brunswick) 47°13′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.217°N 68.000°W﻿ / 47.217; -68.000﻿ (United States)  United States Maine 44°24′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.400°N 68.000°W﻿ / 44.400; -68.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the island of Mona, Puerto Rico (at 18°5′N 67°56′W﻿ / ﻿18.083°N 67.933°W﻿ / 18.083; -67.933﻿ (Mona)) 18°30′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.500°N 68.000°W﻿ / 18.500; -68.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of the island of Bonaire, Netherlands (at 12°12′N 68°11′W﻿ / ﻿12.200°N 68.183°W﻿ / 12.200; -68.183﻿ (Bonaire)) Passing just west of the Las Aves Archipelago, Venezuela (at 11°59′N 67°40′W﻿ / ﻿11.983°N 67.667°W﻿ / 11.983; -67.667﻿ (Las Aves)) 10°29′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.483°N 68.000°W﻿ / 10.483; -68.000﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela Passing through Puerto Cabello at 10°29′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.483°N 68.000°W﻿ / 10.483; -68.000﻿ (Puerto Cabello) and Valencia, Carabobo at 10°11′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.183°N 68.000°W﻿ / 10.183; -68.000﻿ (Valencia) 6°12′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.200°N 68.000°W﻿ / 6.200; -68.000﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 1°45′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿1.750°N 68.000°W﻿ / 1.750; -68.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas Acre — from 9°20′S 67°56′W﻿ / ﻿9.333°S 67.933°W﻿ / -9.333; -67.933﻿ (Acre) 10°39′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.650°S 68.000°W﻿ / -10.650; -68.000﻿ (Bolivia)  Bolivia Passing just east of La Paz (at 16°29′S 68°8′W﻿ / ﻿16.483°S 68.133°W﻿ / -16.483; -68.133﻿ (La Paz)) 22°2′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿22.033°S 68.000°W﻿ / -22.033; -68.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile 24°18′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿24.300°S 68.000°W﻿ / -24.300; -68.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 50°3′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.050°S 68.000°W﻿ / -50.050; -68.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 53°34′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.567°S 68.000°W﻿ / -53.567; -68.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego 54°53′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.883°S 68.000°W﻿ / -54.883; -68.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Navarino Island 55°14′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.233°S 68.000°W﻿ / -55.233; -68.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 55°32′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.533°S 68.000°W﻿ / -55.533; -68.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Hoste Island 55°41′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.683°S 68.000°W﻿ / -55.683; -68.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Hermite Island, Chile (at 55°50′S 67°50′W﻿ / ﻿55.833°S 67.833°W﻿ / -55.833; -67.833﻿ (Hermite Islands)) 60°0′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 68.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -68.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°40′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿66.667°S 68.000°W﻿ / -66.667; -68.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Adelaide Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom 67°26′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.433°S 68.000°W﻿ / -67.433; -68.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay 69°8′S 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.133°S 68.000°W﻿ / -69.133; -68.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom
