86th meridian west
# 86th meridian west

The meridian 86° 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 86th meridian west forms a great circle with the 94th meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 86th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 86.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -86.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°14′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.233°N 86.000°W﻿ / 82.233; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island again 76°22′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.367°N 86.000°W﻿ / 76.367; -86.000﻿ (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°32′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.533°N 86.000°W﻿ / 75.533; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°29′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.483°N 86.000°W﻿ / 74.483; -86.000﻿ (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°51′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.850°N 86.000°W﻿ / 73.850; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 73°19′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.317°N 86.000°W﻿ / 73.317; -86.000﻿ (Admiralty Inlet) Admiralty Inlet 72°18′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.300°N 86.000°W﻿ / 72.300; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Yeoman Island 72°15′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.250°N 86.000°W﻿ / 72.250; -86.000﻿ (Admiralty Inlet) Admiralty Inlet 71°46′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.767°N 86.000°W﻿ / 71.767; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 70°4′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.067°N 86.000°W﻿ / 70.067; -86.000﻿ (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 68°0′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.000°N 86.000°W﻿ / 68.000; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Melville Peninsula (mainland) 66°1′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿66.017°N 86.000°W﻿ / 66.017; -86.000﻿ (Roes Welcome Sound) Roes Welcome Sound 65°41′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿65.683°N 86.000°W﻿ / 65.683; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Southampton Island 63°41′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.683°N 86.000°W﻿ / 63.683; -86.000﻿ (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°40′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.667°N 86.000°W﻿ / 55.667; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Ontario 48°4′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.067°N 86.000°W﻿ / 48.067; -86.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior Passing just west of Michipicoten Island, Ontario, Canada (at 47°43′N 85°57′W﻿ / ﻿47.717°N 85.950°W﻿ / 47.717; -85.950﻿ (Michipicoten Island)) 46°40′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.667°N 86.000°W﻿ / 46.667; -86.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan 45°57′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.950°N 86.000°W﻿ / 45.950; -86.000﻿ (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 45°9′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.150°N 86.000°W﻿ / 45.150; -86.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan — North Manitou Island and mainland Indiana — from 41°45′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.750°N 86.000°W﻿ / 41.750; -86.000﻿ (Indiana) Kentucky — from 38°0′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.000°N 86.000°W﻿ / 38.000; -86.000﻿ (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°38′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.633°N 86.000°W﻿ / 36.633; -86.000﻿ (Tennessee) Alabama — from 35°0′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 86.000°W﻿ / 35.000; -86.000﻿ (Alabama) Florida — from 31°0′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.000°N 86.000°W﻿ / 31.000; -86.000﻿ (Florida) 30°16′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.267°N 86.000°W﻿ / 30.267; -86.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 21°45′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.750°N 86.000°W﻿ / 21.750; -86.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between the islands of Roatán (at 16°25′N 86°12′W﻿ / ﻿16.417°N 86.200°W﻿ / 16.417; -86.200﻿ (Roatán)) and Guanaja (at 16°24′N 85°58′W﻿ / ﻿16.400°N 85.967°W﻿ / 16.400; -85.967﻿ (Guanaja)), Honduras 16°1′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿16.017°N 86.000°W﻿ / 16.017; -86.000﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras 13°58′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.967°N 86.000°W﻿ / 13.967; -86.000﻿ (Nicaragua)  Nicaragua 11°20′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.333°N 86.000°W﻿ / 11.333; -86.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Costa Rica (at 10°53′N 85°57′W﻿ / ﻿10.883°N 85.950°W﻿ / 10.883; -85.950﻿ (Costa Rica)) 60°0′S 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 86.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -86.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°58′S 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.967°S 86.000°W﻿ / -72.967; -86.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)
