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