From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 64th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 64°0′W / 90.000°N 64.000°W / 90.000; -64.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°20′N 64°0′W / 83.333°N 64.000°W / 83.333; -64.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°50′N 64°0′W / 82.833°N 64.000°W / 82.833; -64.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 81°47′N 64°0′W / 81.783°N 64.000°W / 81.783; -64.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 81°2′N 64°0′W / 81.033°N 64.000°W / 81.033; -64.000 (Greenland) Greenland 76°6′N 64°0′W / 76.100°N 64.000°W / 76.100; -64.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 64°0′W / 70.000°N 64.000°W / 70.000; -64.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 67°34′N 64°0′W / 67.567°N 64.000°W / 67.567; -64.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Qikiqtarjuaq Island and Baffin Island 65°2′N 64°0′W / 65.033°N 64.000°W / 65.033; -64.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 63°41′N 64°0′W / 63.683°N 64.000°W / 63.683; -64.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Lemieux Islands 63°34′N 64°0′W / 63.567°N 64.000°W / 63.567; -64.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 60°0′N 64°0′W / 60.000°N 64.000°W / 60.000; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 59°46′N 64°0′W / 59.767°N 64.000°W / 59.767; -64.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 58°50′N 64°0′W / 58.833°N 64.000°W / 58.833; -64.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 58°41′N 64°0′W / 58.683°N 64.000°W / 58.683; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 58°31′N 63°0′W / 58.517°N 63.000°W / 58.517; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 58°26′N 64°0′W / 58.433°N 64.000°W / 58.433; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 57°49′N 63°0′W / 57.817°N 63.000°W / 57.817; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°52′N 64°0′W / 56.867°N 64.000°W / 56.867; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 56°35′N 63°0′W / 56.583°N 63.000°W / 56.583; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°25′N 64°0′W / 56.417°N 64.000°W / 56.417; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 56°16′N 63°0′W / 56.267°N 63.000°W / 56.267; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 56°10′N 64°0′W / 56.167°N 64.000°W / 56.167; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 56°4′N 63°0′W / 56.067°N 63.000°W / 56.067; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 34°36′N 64°0′W / 34.600°N 64.000°W / 34.600; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 52°44′N 63°0′W / 52.733°N 63.000°W / 52.733; -63.000 (Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 52°34′N 64°0′W / 52.567°N 64.000°W / 52.567; -64.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 52°22′N 63°0′W / 52.367°N 63.000°W / 52.367; -63.000 (Quebec)50°16′N 64°0′W / 50.267°N 64.000°W / 50.267; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Jacques Cartier Strait 49°55′N 64°0′W / 49.917°N 64.000°W / 49.917; -64.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Anticosti Island 49°42′N 64°0′W / 49.700°N 64.000°W / 49.700; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 47°3′N 64°0′W / 47.050°N 64.000°W / 47.050; -64.000 (Canada) Canada Prince Edward Island 46°23′N 64°0′W / 46.383°N 64.000°W / 46.383; -64.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait 46°11′N 64°0′W / 46.183°N 64.000°W / 46.183; -64.000 (Canada) Canada New Brunswick
Nova Scotia — from 46°0′N 63°0′W / 46.000°N 63.000°W / 46.000; -63.000 (Nova Scotia)44°39′N 64°0′W / 44.650°N 64.000°W / 44.650; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 18°30′N 64°0′W / 18.500°N 64.000°W / 18.500; -64.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just west of Isla Aves — claimed by Dominica and Venezuela (at 15°43′N 63°48′W / 15.717°N 63.800°W / 15.717; -63.800 (Isla Aves)) 11°4′N 64°0′W / 11.067°N 64.000°W / 11.067; -64.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela Isla Margarita and mainland 3°53′N 64°0′W / 3.883°N 64.000°W / 3.883; -64.000 (Brazil) Brazil Roraima 2°29′N 64°0′W / 2.483°N 64.000°W / 2.483; -64.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela 1°58′N 64°0′W / 1.967°N 64.000°W / 1.967; -64.000 (Brazil) Brazil Amazonas
Rondônia — from 8°41′S 63°0′W / 8.683°S 63.000°W / -8.683; -63.000 (Rondônia)12°32′S 64°0′W / 12.533°S 64.000°W / -12.533; -64.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia 22°9′S 64°0′W / 22.150°S 64.000°W / -22.150; -64.000 (Argentina) Argentina 41°4′S 64°0′W / 41.067°S 64.000°W / -41.067; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean San Matías Gulf 42°8′S 64°0′W / 42.133°S 64.000°W / -42.133; -64.000 (Argentina) Argentina Valdes Peninsula 42°52′S 64°0′W / 42.867°S 64.000°W / -42.867; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 54°43′S 64°0′W / 54.717°S 64.000°W / -54.717; -64.000 (Argentina) Argentina Isla de los Estados 54°46′S 64°0′W / 54.767°S 64.000°W / -54.767; -64.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 64°0′W / 60.000°S 64.000°W / -60.000; -64.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 64°31′S 64°0′W / 64.517°S 64.000°W / -64.517; -64.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Anvers Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°45′S 64°0′W / 64.750°S 64.000°W / -64.750; -64.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°4′S 64°0′W / 65.067°S 64.000°W / -65.067; -64.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
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