From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 82nd meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 82°0′W / 90.000°N 82.000°W / 90.000; -82.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°39′N 82°0′W / 82.650°N 82.000°W / 82.650; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 76°30′N 82°0′W / 76.500°N 82.000°W / 76.500; -82.000 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°49′N 82°0′W / 75.817°N 82.000°W / 75.817; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°28′N 82°0′W / 74.467°N 82.000°W / 74.467; -82.000 (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°44′N 82°0′W / 73.733°N 82.000°W / 73.733; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 69°53′N 82°0′W / 69.883°N 82.000°W / 69.883; -82.000 (Lancaster Sound) Foxe Basin 69°16′N 82°0′W / 69.267°N 82.000°W / 69.267; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Melville Peninsula (mainland) 66°52′N 82°0′W / 66.867°N 82.000°W / 66.867; -82.000 (Lancaster Sound) Foxe Basin 64°37′N 82°0′W / 64.617°N 82.000°W / 64.617; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Southampton Island 63°39′N 82°0′W / 63.650°N 82.000°W / 63.650; -82.000 (Evans Strait) Evans Strait 62°57′N 82°0′W / 62.950°N 82.000°W / 62.950; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Coats Island 62°41′N 82°0′W / 62.683°N 82.000°W / 62.683; -82.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°0′N 82°0′W / 55.000°N 82.000°W / 55.000; -82.000 (James Bay) James Bay 53°3′N 82°0′W / 53.050°N 82.000°W / 53.050; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Akimiski Island 52°59′N 82°0′W / 52.983°N 82.000°W / 52.983; -82.000 (James Bay) James Bay 52°47′N 82°0′W / 52.783°N 82.000°W / 52.783; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Ontario — mainland and Manitoulin Island 45°33′N 82°0′W / 45.550°N 82.000°W / 45.550; -82.000 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron 43°12′N 82°0′W / 43.200°N 82.000°W / 43.200; -82.000 (Canada) Canada Ontario 42°15′N 82°0′W / 42.250°N 82.000°W / 42.250; -82.000 (Lake Erie) Lake Erie 41°31′N 82°0′W / 41.517°N 82.000°W / 41.517; -82.000 (United States) United States Ohio
West Virginia — from 39°0′N 82°0′W / 39.000°N 82.000°W / 39.000; -82.000 (West Virginia)
Kentucky — for about 2km from 37°32′N 82°0′W / 37.533°N 82.000°W / 37.533; -82.000 (Kentucky)
Virginia — from 37°31′N 82°0′W / 37.517°N 82.000°W / 37.517; -82.000 (Virginia)
Tennessee — from 36°35′N 82°0′W / 36.583°N 82.000°W / 36.583; -82.000 (Tennessee)
North Carolina — from 36°9′N 82°0′W / 36.150°N 82.000°W / 36.150; -82.000 (North Carolina)
South Carolina — from 35°11′N 82°0′W / 35.183°N 82.000°W / 35.183; -82.000 (South Carolina)
Georgia — from 33°31′N 82°0′W / 33.517°N 82.000°W / 33.517; -82.000 (Georgia)
Florida — from 30°47′N 82°0′W / 30.783°N 82.000°W / 30.783; -82.000 (Florida)26°29′N 82°0′W / 26.483°N 82.000°W / 26.483; -82.000 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Passing just east of Boca Grande Key, Florida, United States (at 24°32′N 82°0′W / 24.533°N 82.000°W / 24.533; -82.000 (Boca Grande Key)) 23°11′N 82°0′W / 23.183°N 82.000°W / 23.183; -82.000 (Cuba) Cuba 22°18′N 82°0′W / 22.300°N 82.000°W / 22.300; -82.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 21°39′N 82°0′W / 21.650°N 82.000°W / 21.650; -82.000 (Cuba) Cuba Canarreos Archipelago 21°36′N 82°0′W / 21.600°N 82.000°W / 21.600; -82.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 9°10′N 82°0′W / 9.167°N 82.000°W / 9.167; -82.000 (Gulf of Chiriquí) Gulf of Chiriquí 8°57′N 82°0′W / 8.950°N 82.000°W / 8.950; -82.000 (Panama) Panama 8°12′N 82°0′W / 8.200°N 82.000°W / 8.200; -82.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Coiba, Panama (at 7°31′N 81°53′W / 7.517°N 81.883°W / 7.517; -81.883 (Coiba)) 60°0′S 82°0′W / 60.000°S 82.000°W / -60.000; -82.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°56′S 82°0′W / 73.933°S 82.000°W / -73.933; -82.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile
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