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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -70°W
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 * 83.11667°N, -70°W
 * 83.11667°N, -70°W
 * Nunavut – Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.23333°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.23333°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 78.78333°N, -70°W
 * 78.78333°N, -70°W
 * Inglefield Land, Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.4°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.4°N, -70°W
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 * 70.85°N, -70°W
 * 70.85°N, -70°W
 * Nunavut – Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.75°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.75°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 62.56667°N, -70°W
 * 62.56667°N, -70°W
 * Nunavut – High Bluff Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.55°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.55°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 61.01667°N, -70°W
 * 61.01667°N, -70°W
 * Nunavut – Diana Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.95°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.95°N, -70°W
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 * 60.83333°N, -70°W
 * 60.83333°N, -70°W
 * Quebec
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.7°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.7°N, -70°W
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 * 47.5°N, -70°W
 * 47.5°N, -70°W
 * Quebec
 * 46.66667°N, -70°W
 * 46.66667°N, -70°W
 * Maine
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.71667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.71667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Maine
 * 41.96667°N, -70°W
 * 41.96667°N, -70°W
 * Massachusetts – Cape Cod and Monomoy Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.55°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.55°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Nantucket Sound
 * 41.31667°N, -70°W
 * 41.31667°N, -70°W
 * Massachusetts – Nantucket Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.23333°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.23333°N, -70°W
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 * 19.68333°N, -70°W
 * Island of Hispaniola – passing just west of Santo Domingo (at 18.48333°N, -69.9°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.41667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.41667°N, -70°W
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 * 12.58333°N, -70°W
 * 12.58333°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.46667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.46667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.46667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 12.18333°N, -70°W
 * 12.18333°N, -70°W
 * 6.88333°N, -70°W
 * 6.88333°N, -70°W
 * 6.88333°N, -70°W
 * 0.56667°N, -70°W
 * 0.56667°N, -70°W
 * 0.56667°N, -70°W
 * Amazonas
 * -0.2°N, -70°W
 * -0.2°N, -70°W
 * -4.16667°N, -70°W
 * -4.16667°N, -70°W
 * -4.16667°N, -70°W
 * Loreto Region – for about 16 km
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 * -4.31667°N, -70°W
 * Amazonas Acre – from -8.33333°N, -70°W)
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 * -10.96667°N, -70°W
 * Madre de Dios Region Puno Region – from -13.15°N, -70°W) Tacna Region – from -17.11667°N, -70°W)
 * -18.26667°N, -70°W
 * -18.26667°N, -70°W
 * -29.31667°N, -70°W
 * -29.31667°N, -70°W
 * -29.31667°N, -70°W
 * For about 8 km
 * -29.4°N, -70°W
 * -29.4°N, -70°W
 * -30.38333°N, -70°W
 * -30.38333°N, -70°W
 * -30.38333°N, -70°W
 * -32.86667°N, -70°W
 * -32.86667°N, -70°W
 * -32.86667°N, -70°W
 * For about 8 km
 * -32.93333°N, -70°W
 * -32.93333°N, -70°W
 * -33.26667°N, -70°W
 * -33.26667°N, -70°W
 * -33.26667°N, -70°W
 * -34.28333°N, -70°W
 * -34.28333°N, -70°W
 * -34.28333°N, -70°W
 * -52°N, -70°W
 * -52°N, -70°W
 * -52°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.55°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.55°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.55°N, -70°W
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 * -52.83333°N, -70°W
 * Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Thompson Island, Waterman Island and Hoste Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.36667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55.36667°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -70°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -70°W
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 * -69.28333°N, -70°W
 * Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica), (Antártica Chilena Province) and  (British Antarctic Territory)
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