“79th meridian west”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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79th meridian west

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From Pole to Pole
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The meridian 79° 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, Central America, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 79th meridian west forms a great circle with the 101st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 79th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
{{Coord\|90\|0\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Arctic Ocean}}	Arctic Ocean
82\|52\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
{{Coord\|76\|25\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Glacier Strait}}	Glacier Strait
76\|7\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — Coburg Island
{{Coord\|75\|50\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Baffin Bay}}	Baffin Bay
73\|38\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — Bylot Island
{{Coord\|72\|46\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Eclipse Sound}}	Eclipse Sound
72\|26\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — Emmerson Island, Frechette Island and Baffin Island
{{Coord\|69\|53\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Foxe Basin}}	Foxe Basin	Passing just west of Koch Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord\|69\|29\|N\|78\|51\|W\|type:isle\|name=Koch Island}})
69\|7\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — Rowley Island
{{Coord\|68\|54\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Foxe Basin}}	Foxe Basin	Passing just west of North Spicer Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord\|68\|29\|N\|78\|57\|W\|type:isle\|name=Spicer Islands}})
68\|22\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — South Spicer Island
{{Coord\|68\|11\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Foxe Basin}}	Foxe Basin
{{Coord\|65\|30\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Foxe Channel}}	Foxe Channel
{{Coord\|62\|42\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Hudson Bay}}	Hudson Bay	Passing just west of Elsie Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord\|58\|51\|N\|78\|58\|W\|type:isle\|name=Elsie Island}})
56\|25\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut — Flaherty Island and Innetalling Island
{{Coord\|55\|59\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Hudson Bay}}	Hudson Bay	Passing just east of Long Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord\|54\|56\|N\|79\|1\|W\|type:isle\|name=Long Island}})
54\|50\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Quebec
{{Coord\|53\|24\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=James Bay}}	James Bay
51\|47\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Ontario — from {{Coord>46\|35\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Ontario}}
{{Coord\|43\|49\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Lake Ontario}}	Lake Ontario
43\|16\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=United States}}	{{USA	43\|5\|N\|79\|4\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Niagara Falls}})
42\|58\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Ontario
{{Coord\|42\|52\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Lake Erie}}	Lake Erie
42\|42\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=United States}}	{{USA	Pennsylvania — from {{Coord>42\|0\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Pennsylvania}} Maryland — from {{Coord\|39\|43\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Maryland}} West Virginia — from {{Coord\|39\|27\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=West Virginia}} Virginia — from {{Coord\|38\|49\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Virginia}} North Carolina — from {{Coord\|36\|32\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=North Carolina}} (passing just west of Durham at 36°N) South Carolina — from {{Coord\|34\|14\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=South Carolina}}
{{Coord\|33\|34\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just west of Grand Bahama, {{BHS}} (at {{Coord\|26\|41\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:isle\|name=Grand Bahama}})
22\|40\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Cuba}}	{{CUB	Cayo Santa Maria and the mainland
{{Coord\|21\|36\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Caribbean Sea
20\|53\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Cuba}}	{{CUB	Doce Leguas Cays
{{Coord\|20\|51\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Caribbean Sea
9\|34\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Panama}}	{{PAN
{{Coord\|8\|57\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Panama
8\|28\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Panama}}	{{PAN	Pearl Islands
{{Coord\|8\|27\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean
1\|41\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Colombia}}	{{COL	Westernmost point
{{Coord\|1\|35\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean	Ancón de Sardinas Bay
1\|14\|N\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Ecuador}}	{{ECU
4\|59\|S\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Peru}}	{{PER
{{Coord\|8\|13\|S\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean
33\|40\|S\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI	Islands of Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara
{{Coord\|33\|42\|S\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean
{{Coord\|60\|0\|S\|79\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Southern Ocean}}	Southern Ocean
72\|57\|S\|79\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Antarctica}}	Antarctica	Territory claimed by {{CHI}} (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the {{UK}} (British Antarctic Territory)

From Pole to Pole

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