69th meridian west

The meridian 69° 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 69th meridian west forms a great circle with the 111th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 69th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.1°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.1°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.98333°N, -69°W
 * 82.98333°N, -69°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.56667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.56667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 78.96667°N, -69°W
 * 78.96667°N, -69°W
 * Inglefield Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.26667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.26667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 70.7°N, -69°W
 * 70.7°N, -69°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.38333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.38333°N, -69°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.75°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.75°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 59.01667°N, -69°W
 * 59.01667°N, -69°W
 * Nunavut — Tiercel Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.96667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.96667°N, -69°W
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 * 58.9°N, -69°W
 * 58.9°N, -69°W
 * Quebec
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.78333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.78333°N, -69°W
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 * 48.26667°N, -69°W
 * Quebec New Brunswick — from 47.3°N, -69°W
 * 47.23333°N, -69°W
 * 47.23333°N, -69°W
 * Maine
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44.3°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44.3°N, -69°W
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 * 19.01667°N, -69°W
 * 19.01667°N, -69°W
 * Islands of Hispaniola and Catalina
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.33333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.33333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 12.21667°N, -69°W
 * 12.21667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.13333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.13333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.13333°N, -69°W
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 * 11.43333°N, -69°W
 * 11.43333°N, -69°W
 * 6.2°N, -69°W
 * 6.2°N, -69°W
 * 6.2°N, -69°W
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 * 1.71667°N, -69°W
 * 1.71667°N, -69°W
 * Amazonas Acre — from -8.86667°N, -69°W
 * -10.98333°N, -69°W
 * -10.98333°N, -69°W
 * -11.86667°N, -69°W
 * -11.86667°N, -69°W
 * -11.86667°N, -69°W
 * -13.6°N, -69°W
 * -13.6°N, -69°W
 * -13.6°N, -69°W
 * For about 17 km
 * -13.75°N, -69°W
 * -13.75°N, -69°W
 * -14.4°N, -69°W
 * -14.4°N, -69°W
 * -14.4°N, -69°W
 * Passing through Lake Titicaca
 * -16.2°N, -69°W
 * -16.2°N, -69°W
 * Passing through Lake Titicaca
 * -16.46667°N, -69°W
 * -16.46667°N, -69°W
 * Passing through Lake Titicaca
 * -18.63333°N, -69°W
 * -18.63333°N, -69°W
 * -27.56667°N, -69°W
 * -27.56667°N, -69°W
 * -27.56667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.46667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.46667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.46667°N, -69°W
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 * -51.45°N, -69°W
 * -51.45°N, -69°W
 * -52.2°N, -69°W
 * -52.2°N, -69°W
 * -52.2°N, -69°W
 * For about 9 km
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.28333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.28333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -52.65°N, -69°W
 * -52.65°N, -69°W
 * Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Hoste Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.33333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.33333°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -69°W
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 * -67.38333°N, -69°W
 * Adelaide Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and the
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -67.71667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -67.71667°N, -69°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Marguerite Bay
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 * -69.95°N, -69°W
 * Territory claimed by 🇦🇷, and the
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