title: 76th meridian west
text: # 76th meridian west
  
  The meridian 76° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
  
  The 76th meridian west forms a great circle with the 104th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 76th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 76.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -76.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°3′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.050°N 76.000°W﻿ / 83.050; -76.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 77°59′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.983°N 76.000°W﻿ / 77.983; -76.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay Passing just east of Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 72°54′N 76°3′W﻿ / ﻿72.900°N 76.050°W﻿ / 72.900; -76.050﻿ (Bylot Island)) 72°34′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.567°N 76.000°W﻿ / 72.567; -76.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 69°23′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.383°N 76.000°W﻿ / 69.383; -76.000﻿ (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 69°1′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.017°N 76.000°W﻿ / 69.017; -76.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baird Peninsula, Baffin Island 68°47′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.783°N 76.000°W﻿ / 68.783; -76.000﻿ (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 68°18′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.300°N 76.000°W﻿ / 68.300; -76.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Prince Charles Island 67°15′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.250°N 76.000°W﻿ / 67.250; -76.000﻿ (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin 65°15′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿65.250°N 76.000°W﻿ / 65.250; -76.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island 64°22′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.367°N 76.000°W﻿ / 64.367; -76.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 62°20′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.333°N 76.000°W﻿ / 62.333; -76.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Quebec Ontario — from 45°29′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.483°N 76.000°W﻿ / 45.483; -76.000﻿ (Ontario), passing just west of Ottawa (at 45°25′N 75°42′W﻿ / ﻿45.417°N 75.700°W﻿ / 45.417; -75.700﻿ (Ottawa)) 44°21′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.350°N 76.000°W﻿ / 44.350; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States New York Pennsylvania — from 42°0′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 76.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -76.000﻿ (Pennsylvania) Maryland — from 39°42′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿39.700°N 76.000°W﻿ / 39.700; -76.000﻿ (Maryland) 38°17′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.283°N 76.000°W﻿ / 38.283; -76.000﻿ (Chesapeake Bay) Chesapeake Bay 38°1′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.017°N 76.000°W﻿ / 38.017; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States Maryland — Smith Island 37°56′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.933°N 76.000°W﻿ / 37.933; -76.000﻿ (Chesapeake Bay) Chesapeake Bay 37°51′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.850°N 76.000°W﻿ / 37.850; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States Virginia — Tangier Island 37°49′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.817°N 76.000°W﻿ / 37.817; -76.000﻿ (Chesapeake Bay) Chesapeake Bay 37°21′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.350°N 76.000°W﻿ / 37.350; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States Virginia — tip of the Delmarva Peninsula 37°10′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.167°N 76.000°W﻿ / 37.167; -76.000﻿ (Chesapeake Bay) Chesapeake Bay 36°55′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.917°N 76.000°W﻿ / 36.917; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States Virginia North Carolina — from 36°33′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.550°N 76.000°W﻿ / 36.550; -76.000﻿ (North Carolina) 36°10′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.167°N 76.000°W﻿ / 36.167; -76.000﻿ (Albemarle Sound) Albemarle Sound 35°43′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.717°N 76.000°W﻿ / 35.717; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States North Carolina — Engelhard 35°27′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.450°N 76.000°W﻿ / 35.450; -76.000﻿ (Pamlico Sound) Pamlico Sound 35°5′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.083°N 76.000°W﻿ / 35.083; -76.000﻿ (United States)  United States North Carolina — Ocracoke Island 35°4′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.067°N 76.000°W﻿ / 35.067; -76.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the island of Eleuthera, Bahamas (at 25°7′N 76°6′W﻿ / ﻿25.117°N 76.100°W﻿ / 25.117; -76.100﻿ (Eleuthera)) Passing just west of Little San Salvador Island, Bahamas at (24°35′N 75°57′W﻿ / ﻿24.583°N 75.950°W﻿ / 24.583; -75.950﻿ (Little San Salvador Island)) 23°41′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.683°N 76.000°W﻿ / 23.683; -76.000﻿ (Bahamas)  Bahamas Great Exuma Island 23°36′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.600°N 76.000°W﻿ / 23.600; -76.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of the Jumentos Cays, Bahamas at (22°44′N 75°54′W﻿ / ﻿22.733°N 75.900°W﻿ / 22.733; -75.900﻿ (Jumentos Cays)) 21°6′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.100°N 76.000°W﻿ / 21.100; -76.000﻿ (Cuba)  Cuba 19°58′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.967°N 76.000°W﻿ / 19.967; -76.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of Jamaica at (17°54′N 76°11′W﻿ / ﻿17.900°N 76.183°W﻿ / 17.900; -76.183﻿ (Jamaica)) 9°22′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.367°N 76.000°W﻿ / 9.367; -76.000﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 0°18′N 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿0.300°N 76.000°W﻿ / 0.300; -76.000﻿ (Ecuador)  Ecuador 2°4′S 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.067°S 76.000°W﻿ / -2.067; -76.000﻿ (Peru)  Peru 14°28′S 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿14.467°S 76.000°W﻿ / -14.467; -76.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 76.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -76.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°38′S 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.633°S 76.000°W﻿ / -69.633; -76.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Charcot Island, claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory) 69°44′S 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.733°S 76.000°W﻿ / -69.733; -76.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°47′S 76°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.783°S 76.000°W﻿ / -72.783; -76.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
  