From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 84th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 84°0′W / 90.000°N 84.000°W / 90.000; -84.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°22′N 84°0′W / 82.367°N 84.000°W / 82.367; -84.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island and Landslip Island 76°25′N 84°0′W / 76.417°N 84.000°W / 76.417; -84.000 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°49′N 84°0′W / 75.817°N 84.000°W / 75.817; -84.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°32′N 84°0′W / 74.533°N 84.000°W / 74.533; -84.000 (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°31′N 84°0′W / 73.517°N 84.000°W / 73.517; -84.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 69°59′N 84°0′W / 69.983°N 84.000°W / 69.983; -84.000 (Fury and Hecla Strait) Fury and Hecla Strait 69°46′N 84°0′W / 69.767°N 84.000°W / 69.767; -84.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Melville Peninsula (mainland) and Vansittart Island 65°45′N 84°0′W / 65.750°N 84.000°W / 65.750; -84.000 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 65°11′N 84°0′W / 65.183°N 84.000°W / 65.183; -84.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Southampton Island 63°39′N 84°0′W / 63.650°N 84.000°W / 63.650; -84.000 (Fisher Strait) Fisher Strait 62°30′N 84°0′W / 62.500°N 84.000°W / 62.500; -84.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing just west of Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 62°26′N 83°57′W / 62.433°N 83.950°W / 62.433; -83.950 (Coats Island)) 55°16′N 84°0′W / 55.267°N 84.000°W / 55.267; -84.000 (Canada) Canada Ontario — mainland and St. Joseph Island 46°6′N 84°0′W / 46.100°N 84.000°W / 46.100; -84.000 (United States) United States Michigan 45°57′N 84°0′W / 45.950°N 84.000°W / 45.950; -84.000 (Lake Huron) Lake Huron 45°29′N 84°0′W / 45.483°N 84.000°W / 45.483; -84.000 (United States) United States Michigan
Ohio — from 41°43′N 84°0′W / 41.717°N 84.000°W / 41.717; -84.000 (Ohio)
Kentucky — from 38°47′N 84°0′W / 38.783°N 84.000°W / 38.783; -84.000 (Kentucky)
Tennessee — from 36°35′N 84°0′W / 36.583°N 84.000°W / 36.583; -84.000 (Tennessee)
North Carolina — from 35°26′N 84°0′W / 35.433°N 84.000°W / 35.433; -84.000 (North Carolina)
Georgia — from 35°0′N 84°0′W / 35.000°N 84.000°W / 35.000; -84.000 (Georgia)
Florida — from 30°40′N 84°0′W / 30.667°N 84.000°W / 30.667; -84.000 (Florida)30°5′N 84°0′W / 30.083°N 84.000°W / 30.083; -84.000 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 22°41′N 84°0′W / 22.683°N 84.000°W / 22.683; -84.000 (United States) Cuba 21°59′N 84°0′W / 21.983°N 84.000°W / 21.983; -84.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just west of the Swan Islands, Honduras (at 17°25′N 83°57′W / 17.417°N 83.950°W / 17.417; -83.950 (Swan Islands)) 15°33′N 84°0′W / 15.550°N 84.000°W / 15.550; -84.000 (Honduras) Honduras 14°45′N 84°0′W / 14.750°N 84.000°W / 14.750; -84.000 (Nicaragua) Nicaragua 10°45′N 84°0′W / 10.750°N 84.000°W / 10.750; -84.000 (Costa Rica) Costa Rica Passing just east of San José (at 9°55′N 84°4′W / 9.917°N 84.067°W / 9.917; -84.067 (San José)) 9°20′N 84°0′W / 9.333°N 84.000°W / 9.333; -84.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Isla del Caño, Costa Rica (at 8°43′N 83°54′W / 8.717°N 83.900°W / 8.717; -83.900 (Isla del Caño)) 60°0′S 84°0′W / 60.000°S 84.000°W / -60.000; -84.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°32′S 84°0′W / 73.533°S 84.000°W / -73.533; -84.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile
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