86th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

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)