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85th meridian west (interactive map)

Themeridian 85° west ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude^[1] that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,North America, theGulf of Mexico, theCaribbean Sea,Central America, thePacific Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 85th meridian west forms agreat circle with the95th meridian east.

Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 85th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N85°0′W / 90.000°N 85.000°W /90.000; -85.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°28′N85°0′W / 82.467°N 85.000°W /82.467; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut —Ellesmere Island andAxel Heiberg Island
79°15′N85°0′W / 79.250°N 85.000°W /79.250; -85.000 (Eureka Sound)	Eureka Sound
78°54′N85°0′W / 78.900°N 85.000°W /78.900; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut —Ellesmere Island,Hoved Island and Ellesmere Island again
76°17′N85°0′W / 76.283°N 85.000°W /76.283; -85.000 (Jones Sound)	Jones Sound
75°40′N85°0′W / 75.667°N 85.000°W /75.667; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut —Devon Island
74°38′N85°0′W / 74.633°N 85.000°W /74.633; -85.000 (Parry Channel)	Parry Channel
73°47′N85°0′W / 73.783°N 85.000°W /73.783; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut —Baffin Island
73°39′N85°0′W / 73.650°N 85.000°W /73.650; -85.000 (Admiralty Inlet)	Admiralty Inlet
73°21′N85°0′W / 73.350°N 85.000°W /73.350; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut —Baffin Island
70°5′N85°0′W / 70.083°N 85.000°W /70.083; -85.000 (Fury and Hecla Strait)	Fury and Hecla Strait
69°48′N85°0′W / 69.800°N 85.000°W /69.800; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut —Melville Peninsula (mainland),White Island andSouthampton Island
63°10′N85°0′W / 63.167°N 85.000°W /63.167; -85.000 (Hudson Bay)	Hudson Bay
55°16′N85°0′W / 55.267°N 85.000°W /55.267; -85.000 (Canada)	Canada	NorthernOntario
47°35′N85°0′W / 47.583°N 85.000°W /47.583; -85.000 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
46°46′N85°0′W / 46.767°N 85.000°W /46.767; -85.000 (United States)	United States	Michigan
46°0′N85°0′W / 46.000°N 85.000°W /46.000; -85.000 (Lake Michigan)	Lake Michigan
45°39′N85°0′W / 45.650°N 85.000°W /45.650; -85.000 (United States)	United States	Michigan Indiana — from41°45′N85°0′W / 41.750°N 85.000°W /41.750; -85.000 (Indiana) Kentucky — from38°46′N85°0′W / 38.767°N 85.000°W /38.767; -85.000 (Kentucky) Tennessee — from36°37′N85°0′W / 36.617°N 85.000°W /36.617; -85.000 (Tennessee) Georgia — from35°0′N85°0′W / 35.000°N 85.000°W /35.000; -85.000 (Georgia) Alabama — from32°31′N85°0′W / 32.517°N 85.000°W /32.517; -85.000 (Alabama) Georgia — for about 3 km from32°21′N85°0′W / 32.350°N 85.000°W /32.350; -85.000 (Georgia) Alabama — from32°19′N85°0′W / 32.317°N 85.000°W /32.317; -85.000 (Alabama) Georgia — from32°11′N85°0′W / 32.183°N 85.000°W /32.183; -85.000 (Georgia) Florida — from31°0′N85°0′W / 31.000°N 85.000°W /31.000; -85.000 (Florida), the mainland andSt. George Island
29°36′N85°0′W / 29.600°N 85.000°W /29.600; -85.000 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico	Passing just west of Cuba (at21°52′N84°57′W / 21.867°N 84.950°W /21.867; -84.950 (Cuba))
21°50′N85°0′W / 21.833°N 85.000°W /21.833; -85.000 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea
15°59′N85°0′W / 15.983°N 85.000°W /15.983; -85.000 (Honduras)	Honduras
14°43′N85°0′W / 14.717°N 85.000°W /14.717; -85.000 (Nicaragua)	Nicaragua	Passing throughLake Nicaragua
10°58′N85°0′W / 10.967°N 85.000°W /10.967; -85.000 (Costa Rica)	Costa Rica
9°44′N85°0′W / 9.733°N 85.000°W /9.733; -85.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S85°0′W / 60.000°S 85.000°W /-60.000; -85.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
73°25′S85°0′W / 73.417°S 85.000°W /-73.417; -85.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territoryclaimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)

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