60th meridian west
# 60th meridian west

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:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 60.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -60.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°28′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.467°N 60.000°W﻿ / 83.467; -60.000﻿ (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 81°56′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿81.933°N 60.000°W﻿ / 81.933; -60.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Hall Land 75°56′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.933°N 60.000°W﻿ / 75.933; -60.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 60.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -60.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 60.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -60.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 55°24′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.400°N 60.000°W﻿ / 55.400; -60.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador Quebec — from 52°0′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°N 60.000°W﻿ / 52.000; -60.000﻿ (Quebec) 50°14′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.233°N 60.000°W﻿ / 50.233; -60.000﻿ (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada (at 47°13′N 60°8′W﻿ / ﻿47.217°N 60.133°W﻿ / 47.217; -60.133﻿ (St. Paul Island)) 47°14′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.233°N 60.000°W﻿ / 47.233; -60.000﻿ (Cabot Strait) Cabot Strait 46°13′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.217°N 60.000°W﻿ / 46.217; -60.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nova Scotia — Cape Breton Island 45°53′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.883°N 60.000°W﻿ / 45.883; -60.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 43°57′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.950°N 60.000°W﻿ / 43.950; -60.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nova Scotia — Sable Island 43°56′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.933°N 60.000°W﻿ / 43.933; -60.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 8°33′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.550°N 60.000°W﻿ / 8.550; -60.000﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela 8°6′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.100°N 60.000°W﻿ / 8.100; -60.000﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela 5°5′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿5.083°N 60.000°W﻿ / 5.083; -60.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Roraima — for about 18 km 4°55′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.917°N 60.000°W﻿ / 4.917; -60.000﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Territory claimed by Venezuela 4°30′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.500°N 60.000°W﻿ / 4.500; -60.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Roraima Amazonas — from 0°14′N 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿0.233°N 60.000°W﻿ / 0.233; -60.000﻿ (Amazonas), passing just east of Manaus at 3°6′S 60°1′W﻿ / ﻿3.100°S 60.017°W﻿ / -3.100; -60.017﻿ (Manaus) Mato Grosso — from 8°46′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.767°S 60.000°W﻿ / -8.767; -60.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Rondônia — from 11°8′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.133°S 60.000°W﻿ / -11.133; -60.000﻿ (Rondônia) Mato Grosso — from 11°28′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.467°S 60.000°W﻿ / -11.467; -60.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) Rondônia — from 11°50′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.833°S 60.000°W﻿ / -11.833; -60.000﻿ (Rondônia) Mato Grosso — from 12°41′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.683°S 60.000°W﻿ / -12.683; -60.000﻿ (Mato Grosso) 16°16′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿16.267°S 60.000°W﻿ / -16.267; -60.000﻿ (Bolivia)  Bolivia 19°18′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.300°S 60.000°W﻿ / -19.300; -60.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 24°2′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿24.033°S 60.000°W﻿ / -24.033; -60.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 38°51′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.850°S 60.000°W﻿ / -38.850; -60.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°18′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.300°S 60.000°W﻿ / -51.300; -60.000﻿ (Falkland Islands)  Falkland Islands Islands of Keppel and West Falkland — claimed by Argentina 52°0′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 60.000°W﻿ / -52.000; -60.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 60.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -60.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 62°27′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.450°S 60.000°W﻿ / -62.450; -60.000﻿ (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 60.000°W﻿ / -62.667; -60.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°51′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.850°S 60.000°W﻿ / -63.850; -60.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 65°50′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿65.833°S 60.000°W﻿ / -65.833; -60.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 68°5′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.083°S 60.000°W﻿ / -68.083; -60.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 69°1′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.017°S 60.000°W﻿ / -69.017; -60.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 72°49′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.817°S 60.000°W﻿ / -72.817; -60.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 73°17′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.283°S 60.000°W﻿ / -73.283; -60.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°19′S 60°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.317°S 60.000°W﻿ / -75.317; -60.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
