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The 84th meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[96th meridian east]].
The 84th meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[96th meridian east]].

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==From Pole to Pole==
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 84th meridian west passes through:
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 84th meridian west passes through:


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! width="120" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates
! Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! Notes
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|82|22|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{Coord|82|22|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Ellesmere Island]] and [[Landslip Island]]
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Ellesmere Island]] and [[Landslip Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|25|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Jones Sound}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|25|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Jones Sound}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Jones Sound]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Jones Sound]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|75|49|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{Coord|75|49|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Devon Island]]
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Devon Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|74|32|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lancaster Sound}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|74|32|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lancaster Sound}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lancaster Sound]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lancaster Sound]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|73|31|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{Coord|73|31|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Baffin Island]]
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Baffin Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|59|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Fury and Hecla Strait}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|59|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Fury and Hecla Strait}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Fury and Hecla Strait]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Fury and Hecla Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|69|46|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{Coord|69|46|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Melville Peninsula]] (mainland) and [[Vansittart Island (Nunavut)|Vansittart Island]]
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Melville Peninsula]] (mainland) and [[Vansittart Island (Nunavut)|Vansittart Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|45|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|45|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Foxe Basin]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Foxe Basin]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|65|11|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{Coord|65|11|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Southampton Island]]
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Southampton Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|63|39|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Fisher Strait}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|63|39|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Fisher Strait}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Fisher Strait]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Fisher Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|62|30|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Hudson Bay}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|62|30|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Hudson Bay}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Hudson Bay]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Hudson Bay]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Coats Island]], [[Nunavut]], {{CAN}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Coats Island]], [[Nunavut]], {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|62|26|N|83|57|W|type:isle|name=Coats Island}})
|-
|-
| {{Coord|55|16|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{Coord|55|16|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
| {{CAN}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Ontario]] - mainland and [[St. Joseph Island]]
| [[Ontario]] — mainland and [[St. Joseph Island (Ontario)|St. Joseph Island]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|46|6|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{Coord|46|6|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{USA}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Michigan]]
| [[Michigan]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|45|57|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Huron}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|45|57|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Lake Huron}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lake Huron]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Lake Huron]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|45|29|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{Coord|45|29|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{USA}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Michigan]]<br/> [[Ohio]] — from {{Coord|41|43|N|84|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Ohio}}<br/> [[Kentucky]] — from {{Coord|38|47|N|84|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Kentucky}}<br/> [[Tennessee]] — from {{Coord|36|35|N|84|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Tennessee}}<br/> [[North Carolina]] — from {{Coord|35|26|N|84|0|W|type:adm1st|name=North Carolina}}<br/> [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] — from {{Coord|35|0|N|84|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Georgia}}<br/> [[Florida]] — from {{Coord|30|40|N|84|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Florida}}
| [[Michigan]]<br/
> [[Ohio]]<br/
> [[Kentucky]]<br/
> [[Tennessee]]<br/
> [[North Carolina]]<br/
> [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]<br/
> [[Florida]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|30|5|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Mexico}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|30|5|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Mexico}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Mexico]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Mexico]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|22|41|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{Coord|22|41|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
| {{CUB}}
! scope="row" | {{CUB}}
|
|
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|21|59|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Caribbean Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|21|59|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Caribbean Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Caribbean Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Caribbean Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]], {{HND}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the [[Swan Islands, Honduras|Swan Islands]], {{HND}} (at {{Coord|17|25|N|83|57|W|type:isle|name=Swan Islands}})
|-
|-
| {{Coord|15|33|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Honduras}}
| {{Coord|15|33|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Honduras}}
| {{HND}}
! scope="row" | {{HND}}
|
|
|-
|-
| {{Coord|14|45|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Nicaragua}}
| {{Coord|14|45|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Nicaragua}}
| {{NIC}}
! scope="row" | {{NIC}}
|
|
|-
|-
| {{Coord|10|45|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Costa Rica}}
| {{Coord|10|45|N|84|0|W|type:country|name=Costa Rica}}
| {{CRI}}
! scope="row" | {{CRI}}
| Passing just east of [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]
| Passing just east of [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] (at {{Coord|9|55|N|84|4|W|type:city|name=San José}})
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|9|20|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|9|20|N|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Isla del Caño]], {{CRI}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Isla del Caño]], {{CRI}} (at {{Coord|8|43|N|83|54|W|type:isle|name=Isla del Caño}})
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|84|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|73|32|S|84|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
| {{Coord|73|32|S|84|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
| [[Antarctica]]
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| Territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{CHI}}
| Territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{CHI}}
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[[da:84. vestlige længdekreds]]
[[fa:نصف‌النهار ۸۴ درجه غربی]]
[[fr:84e méridien ouest]]
[[pt:Meridiano 84 W]]

Latest revision as of 18:44, 16 September 2022

Line across the Earth
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84th meridian west
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The meridian 84° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 84th meridian west forms a great circle with the 96th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 84th meridian west passes through:

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

See also

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