83rd meridian west

The meridian 83° 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, Costa Rica, Panama the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
83°
83rd meridian west

The 83rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 97th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 83rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 83°0′W / 90.000°N 83.000°W / 90.000; -83.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
82°17′N 83°0′W / 82.283°N 83.000°W / 82.283; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutEllesmere Island
76°25′N 83°0′W / 76.417°N 83.000°W / 76.417; -83.000 (Jones Sound)Jones Sound
75°45′N 83°0′W / 75.750°N 83.000°W / 75.750; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutDevon Island
74°35′N 83°0′W / 74.583°N 83.000°W / 74.583; -83.000 (Lancaster Sound)Lancaster Sound
73°40′N 83°0′W / 73.667°N 83.000°W / 73.667; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutBaffin Island
69°58′N 83°0′W / 69.967°N 83.000°W / 69.967; -83.000 (Fury and Hecla Strait)Fury and Hecla Strait
69°46′N 83°0′W / 69.767°N 83.000°W / 69.767; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutLiddon Island, Melville Peninsula (mainland) and Winter Island
66°12′N 83°0′W / 66.200°N 83.000°W / 66.200; -83.000 (Foxe Basin)Foxe Basin
64°54′N 83°0′W / 64.900°N 83.000°W / 64.900; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutSouthampton Island
63°57′N 83°0′W / 63.950°N 83.000°W / 63.950; -83.000 (Evans Strait)Evans Strait
62°52′N 83°0′W / 62.867°N 83.000°W / 62.867; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutCoats Island
62°13′N 83°0′W / 62.217°N 83.000°W / 62.217; -83.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson Bay
55°16′N 83°0′W / 55.267°N 83.000°W / 55.267; -83.000 (Canada)  Canada
45°49′N 83°0′W / 45.817°N 83.000°W / 45.817; -83.000 (Lake Huron)Lake Huron
44°3′N 83°0′W / 44.050°N 83.000°W / 44.050; -83.000 (United States)  United StatesMichigan — passing through Detroit (at 42°20′N 83°0′W / 42.333°N 83.000°W / 42.333; -83.000 (Detroit))
42°19′N 83°0′W / 42.317°N 83.000°W / 42.317; -83.000 (Canada)  CanadaOntario — passing through Windsor (42°18′N 83°0′W / 42.300°N 83.000°W / 42.300; -83.000 (Windsor))
42°1′N 83°0′W / 42.017°N 83.000°W / 42.017; -83.000 (Lake Erie)Lake Erie
41°32′N 83°0′W / 41.533°N 83.000°W / 41.533; -83.000 (United States)  United StatesOhio — passing through Columbus
29°10′N 83°0′W / 29.167°N 83.000°W / 29.167; -83.000 (Gulf of Mexico)Gulf of MexicoPassing just west of the Dry Tortugas islands, Florida,  United States (at 24°38′N 82°56′W / 24.633°N 82.933°W / 24.633; -82.933 (Dry Tortugas))
23°1′N 83°0′W / 23.017°N 83.000°W / 23.017; -83.000 (Cuba)  Cuba
22°31′N 83°0′W / 22.517°N 83.000°W / 22.517; -83.000 (Caribbean Sea)Caribbean SeaGulf of Batabanó
21°56′N 83°0′W / 21.933°N 83.000°W / 21.933; -83.000 (Cuba)  CubaIsla de la Juventud
21°28′N 83°0′W / 21.467°N 83.000°W / 21.467; -83.000 (Caribbean Sea)Caribbean SeaPassing through the Miskito Cays,  Nicaragua (at 14°23′N 83°0′W / 14.383°N 83.000°W / 14.383; -83.000 (Miskito Cays))
Passing between the Corn Islands,  Nicaragua (at 12°13′N 83°0′W / 12.217°N 83.000°W / 12.217; -83.000 (Corn Islands))
9°55′N 83°0′W / 9.917°N 83.000°W / 9.917; -83.000 (Costa Rica)  Costa Rica
8°22′N 83°0′W / 8.367°N 83.000°W / 8.367; -83.000 (Panama)  PanamaFor about 8 km
8°17′N 83°0′W / 8.283°N 83.000°W / 8.283; -83.000 (Costa Rica)  Costa RicaFor about 4 km
8°15′N 83°0′W / 8.250°N 83.000°W / 8.250; -83.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 83°0′W / 60.000°S 83.000°W / -60.000; -83.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
73°33′S 83°0′W / 73.550°S 83.000°W / -73.550; -83.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaTerritory claimed by  Chile

See also