62nd meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 62° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 62nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 118th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 62nd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 62°0′W / 90.000°N 62.000°W / 90.000; -62.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°24′N 62°0′W / 83.400°N 62.000°W / 83.400; -62.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°30′N 62°0′W / 82.500°N 62.000°W / 82.500; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 82°5′N 62°0′W / 82.083°N 62.000°W / 82.083; -62.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 81°8′N 62°0′W / 81.133°N 62.000°W / 81.133; -62.000 (Greenland) Greenland Daugaard-Jensen Land 76°4′N 62°0′W / 76.067°N 62.000°W / 76.067; -62.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 62°0′W / 70.000°N 62.000°W / 70.000; -62.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 67°3′N 62°0′W / 67.050°N 62.000°W / 67.050; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 66°17′N 62°0′W / 66.283°N 62.000°W / 66.283; -62.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Exeter Sound 66°2′N 62°0′W / 66.033°N 62.000°W / 66.033; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 66°1′N 62°0′W / 66.017°N 62.000°W / 66.017; -62.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Passing just east of Angijak Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 65°39′N 62°7′W / 65.650°N 62.117°W / 65.650; -62.117 (Angijak Island)) 60°0′N 62°0′W / 60.000°N 62.000°W / 60.000; -62.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Labrador Sea 57°55′N 62°0′W / 57.917°N 62.000°W / 57.917; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador
Quebec — from 52°0′N 62°0′W / 52.000°N 62.000°W / 52.000; -62.000 (Quebec)50°12′N 62°0′W / 50.200°N 62.000°W / 50.200; -62.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Jacques Cartier Strait 49°22′N 62°0′W / 49.367°N 62.000°W / 49.367; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Anticosti Island 49°4′N 62°0′W / 49.067°N 62.000°W / 49.067; -62.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 47°17′N 62°0′W / 47.283°N 62.000°W / 47.283; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Magdalen Islands 47°13′N 62°0′W / 47.217°N 62.000°W / 47.217; -62.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 46°28′N 62°0′W / 46.467°N 62.000°W / 46.467; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Prince Edward Island — easternmost tip 46°27′N 62°0′W / 46.450°N 62.000°W / 46.450; -62.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence Northumberland Strait 45°52′N 62°0′W / 45.867°N 62.000°W / 45.867; -62.000 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia 44°59′N 62°0′W / 44.983°N 62.000°W / 44.983; -62.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 17°45′N 62°0′W / 17.750°N 62.000°W / 17.750; -62.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just west of the island of Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda (at 17°42′N 61°53′W / 17.700°N 61.883°W / 17.700; -61.883 (Barbuda))
Passing just west of the island of Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda (at 17°6′N 61°54′W / 17.100°N 61.900°W / 17.100; -61.900 (Antigua))
Passing just east of the island of Montserrat (at 16°41′N 62°9′W / 16.683°N 62.150°W / 16.683; -62.150 (Montserrat))
Passing just west of the island of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France (at 16°16′N 61°48′W / 16.267°N 61.800°W / 16.267; -61.800 (Basse-Terre Island))
Passing just west of the island of Grenada (at 12°0′N 61°48′W / 12.000°N 61.800°W / 12.000; -61.800 (Grenada))10°43′N 62°0′W / 10.717°N 62.000°W / 10.717; -62.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela Paria Peninsula 10°39′N 62°0′W / 10.650°N 62.000°W / 10.650; -62.000 (Gulf of Paria) Gulf of Paria Passing just west of the island of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (at 10°3′N 61°55′W / 10.050°N 61.917°W / 10.050; -61.917 (Trinidad)) 9°56′N 62°0′W / 9.933°N 62.000°W / 9.933; -62.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela 4°10′N 62°0′W / 4.167°N 62.000°W / 4.167; -62.000 (Brazil) Brazil Roraima
Amazonas — from 1°11′S 62°0′W / 1.183°S 62.000°W / -1.183; -62.000 (Amazonas)
Rondônia — from 8°48′S 62°0′W / 8.800°S 62.000°W / -8.800; -62.000 (Rondônia)13°21′S 62°0′W / 13.350°S 62.000°W / -13.350; -62.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia 20°12′S 62°0′W / 20.200°S 62.000°W / -20.200; -62.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay 23°0′S 62°0′W / 23.000°S 62.000°W / -23.000; -62.000 (Argentina) Argentina Mainland, Isla Bermejo and Isla Trinidad 39°10′S 62°0′W / 39.167°S 62.000°W / -39.167; -62.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 62°0′W / 60.000°S 62.000°W / -60.000; -62.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 63°15′S 62°0′W / 63.250°S 62.000°W / -63.250; -62.000 (South Shetland Islands) South Shetland Islands Low Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 63°19′S 62°0′W / 63.317°S 62.000°W / -63.317; -62.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 64°0′S 62°0′W / 64.000°S 62.000°W / -64.000; -62.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Liège Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°4′S 62°0′W / 64.067°S 62.000°W / -64.067; -62.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 64°41′S 62°0′W / 64.683°S 62.000°W / -64.683; -62.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
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