71st meridian west

The meridian 71° 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 71st meridian west forms a great circle with the 109th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 71st meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -71°W
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 * 83.1°N, -71°W
 * 83.1°N, -71°W
 * Nunavut – Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.83333°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.83333°N, -71°W
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 * 78.61667°N, -71°W
 * 78.61667°N, -71°W
 * Inglefield Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.76667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.76667°N, -71°W
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 * 77.46667°N, -71°W
 * 77.46667°N, -71°W
 * Herbert Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.36667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.36667°N, -71°W
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 * 77.15°N, -71°W
 * 77.15°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.96667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.96667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.96667°N, -71°W
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 * 71.05°N, -71°W
 * 71.05°N, -71°W
 * Nunavut – Baffin Island and Big Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.81667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.81667°N, -71°W
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 * 61.13333°N, -71°W
 * 61.13333°N, -71°W
 * Quebec – passing through Île d'Orléans east of Quebec City at 46°57'N
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 * 45.35°N, -71°W
 * Maine New Hampshire – from 43.96667°N, -71°W Massachusetts – from 42.86667°N, -71°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.35°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Boston Harbor – passing just east of Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 (at 42.36667°N, -71.05°W)
 * 42.26667°N, -71°W
 * 42.26667°N, -71°W
 * Massachusetts
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.51667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 (at 41.41667°N, -70.95°W) Passing just west of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 (at 41.33333°N, -70.83333°W) Passing just east of Grand Turk Island, 🇹🇨 (at 21.5°N, -71.11667°W)
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 * 19.93333°N, -71°W
 * Island of Hispaniola
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.3°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.3°N, -71°W
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 * 11.1°N, -71°W
 * 11.1°N, -71°W
 * 6.98333°N, -71°W
 * 6.98333°N, -71°W
 * 6.98333°N, -71°W
 * -2.28333°N, -71°W
 * -2.28333°N, -71°W
 * -2.28333°N, -71°W
 * Passing 4 km west of Moquegua
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 * -4.38333°N, -71°W
 * Amazonas Acre – from -8°N, -71°W
 * -9.81667°N, -71°W
 * -9.81667°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.88333°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.88333°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.88333°N, -71°W
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 * -27.68333°N, -71°W
 * -27.68333°N, -71°W
 * Passing 1.25 km east of Cerro El Roble Observatory in La Campana National Park
 * -36.48333°N, -71°W
 * -36.48333°N, -71°W
 * -38.35°N, -71°W
 * -38.35°N, -71°W
 * -38.35°N, -71°W
 * -38.76667°N, -71°W
 * -38.76667°N, -71°W
 * -38.76667°N, -71°W
 * -52°N, -71°W
 * -52°N, -71°W
 * -52°N, -71°W
 * Passing just west of Punta Arenas at -53.16667°N, -70.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -53.8°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -53.8°N, -71°W
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 * -54.08333°N, -71°W
 * Aracena Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Stewart Island and Londonderry Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.98333°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.98333°N, -71°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -71°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -71°W
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 * -68.86667°N, -71°W
 * Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica), (Antártica Chilena Province) and  (British Antarctic Territory)
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