70th meridian west

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70th meridian west

The meridian 70° 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.

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The 70th meridian west forms a great circle with the 110th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 70th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N70°0′W / 90.000°N 70.000°W / 90.000; -70.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°7′N70°0′W / 83.117°N 70.000°W / 83.117; -70.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
80°14′N70°0′W / 80.233°N 70.000°W / 80.233; -70.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
78°47′N70°0′W / 78.783°N 70.000°W / 78.783; -70.000 (Greenland) Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Inglefield Land, Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island
76°24′N70°0′W / 76.400°N 70.000°W / 76.400; -70.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°51′N70°0′W / 70.850°N 70.000°W / 70.850; -70.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutBaffin Island
62°45′N70°0′W / 62.750°N 70.000°W / 62.750; -70.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait
62°34′N70°0′W / 62.567°N 70.000°W / 62.567; -70.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutHigh Bluff Island
62°33′N70°0′W / 62.550°N 70.000°W / 62.550; -70.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait
61°1′N70°0′W / 61.017°N 70.000°W / 61.017; -70.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutDiana Island
60°57′N70°0′W / 60.950°N 70.000°W / 60.950; -70.000 (Diana Bay) Diana Bay
60°50′N70°0′W / 60.833°N 70.000°W / 60.833; -70.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Quebec
47°42′N70°0′W / 47.700°N 70.000°W / 47.700; -70.000 (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River
47°30′N70°0′W / 47.500°N 70.000°W / 47.500; -70.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Quebec
46°40′N70°0′W / 46.667°N 70.000°W / 46.667; -70.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Maine
43°43′N70°0′W / 43.717°N 70.000°W / 43.717; -70.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Maine
41°58′N70°0′W / 41.967°N 70.000°W / 41.967; -70.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MassachusettsCape Cod and Monomoy Island
41°33′N70°0′W / 41.550°N 70.000°W / 41.550; -70.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Nantucket Sound
41°19′N70°0′W / 41.317°N 70.000°W / 41.317; -70.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MassachusettsNantucket Island
41°14′N70°0′W / 41.233°N 70.000°W / 41.233; -70.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
19°41′N70°0′W / 19.683°N 70.000°W / 19.683; -70.000 (Dominican Republic) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Island of Hispaniola – passing just west of Santo Domingo (at 18°29′N69°54′W / 18.483°N 69.900°W / 18.483; -69.900 (Santo Domingo) )
18°25′N70°0′W / 18.417°N 70.000°W / 18.417; -70.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
12°35′N70°0′W / 12.583°N 70.000°W / 12.583; -70.000 (Aruba) Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
12°28′N70°0′W / 12.467°N 70.000°W / 12.467; -70.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
12°11′N70°0′W / 12.183°N 70.000°W / 12.183; -70.000 (Venezuela) Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
6°53′N70°0′W / 6.883°N 70.000°W / 6.883; -70.000 (Colombia) Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
0°34′N70°0′W / 0.567°N 70.000°W / 0.567; -70.000 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Amazonas
0°12′S70°0′W / 0.200°S 70.000°W / -0.200; -70.000 (Colombia) Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
4°10′S70°0′W / 4.167°S 70.000°W / -4.167; -70.000 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Loreto Region – for about 16 km
4°19′S70°0′W / 4.317°S 70.000°W / -4.317; -70.000 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Amazonas
Acre – from 8°20′S70°0′W / 8.333°S 70.000°W / -8.333; -70.000 (Acre) )
10°58′S70°0′W / 10.967°S 70.000°W / -10.967; -70.000 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Madre de Dios Region
Puno Region – from 13°9′S70°0′W / 13.150°S 70.000°W / -13.150; -70.000 (Puno) )
Tacna Region – from 17°7′S70°0′W / 17.117°S 70.000°W / -17.117; -70.000 (Tacna) )
18°16′S70°0′W / 18.267°S 70.000°W / -18.267; -70.000 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
29°19′S70°0′W / 29.317°S 70.000°W / -29.317; -70.000 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina For about 8 km
29°24′S70°0′W / 29.400°S 70.000°W / -29.400; -70.000 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
30°23′S70°0′W / 30.383°S 70.000°W / -30.383; -70.000 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
32°52′S70°0′W / 32.867°S 70.000°W / -32.867; -70.000 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile For about 8 km
32°56′S70°0′W / 32.933°S 70.000°W / -32.933; -70.000 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
33°16′S70°0′W / 33.267°S 70.000°W / -33.267; -70.000 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
34°17′S70°0′W / 34.283°S 70.000°W / -34.283; -70.000 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
52°0′S70°0′W / 52.000°S 70.000°W / -52.000; -70.000 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
52°33′S70°0′W / 52.550°S 70.000°W / -52.550; -70.000 (Straits of Magellan) Straits of Magellan
52°50′S70°0′W / 52.833°S 70.000°W / -52.833; -70.000 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Thompson Island, Waterman Island and Hoste Island
55°22′S70°0′W / 55.367°S 70.000°W / -55.367; -70.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S70°0′W / 60.000°S 70.000°W / -60.000; -70.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°17′S70°0′W / 69.283°S 70.000°W / -69.283; -70.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (Argentine Antarctica), Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

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