72nd meridian west

The meridian 72° 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 72nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 108th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 72nd meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -72°W
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 * 83.1°N, -72°W
 * 83.1°N, -72°W
 * Nunavut – Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.68333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.68333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 78.55°N, -72°W
 * 78.55°N, -72°W
 * Inglefield Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.9°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.9°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 77.43333°N, -72°W
 * 77.43333°N, -72°W
 * Kiatak (Northumberland Island)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.3°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.3°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.56667°N, -72°W
 * 71.56667°N, -72°W
 * Nunavut – Baffin Island, Sillem Island and Baffin Island again
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.38333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.38333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 61.86667°N, -72°W
 * 61.86667°N, -72°W
 * Nunavut – Wales Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.85°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.85°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 61.68333°N, -72°W
 * 61.68333°N, -72°W
 * Quebec – passing just west of Sherbrooke
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 * 45°N, -72°W
 * Vermont New Hampshire – from 44.31667°N, -72°W Massachusetts – from 42.71667°N, -72°W Connecticut – from 42.01667°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |41.31°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |41.31°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |Fishers Island Sound
 * 41.28333°N, -72°W
 * New York – Fishers Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.25°N, -72°W
 * New York – Fishers Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.25°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.25°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Block Island Sound
 * 41.05°N, -72°W
 * 41.05°N, -72°W
 * New York – Long Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.01667°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41.01667°N, -72°W
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 * 21.96667°N, -72°W
 * Island of North Caicos
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.9°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.9°N, -72°W
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 * 19.7°N, -72°W
 * 19.7°N, -72°W
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 * 18.63333°N, -72°W
 * 18.63333°N, -72°W
 * For about 1 km
 * 18.61667°N, -72°W
 * 18.61667°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.2°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.2°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.2°N, -72°W
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 * 12.25°N, -72°W
 * 12.25°N, -72°W
 * 11.58333°N, -72°W
 * 11.58333°N, -72°W
 * 11.58333°N, -72°W
 * Passing through Lake Maracaibo
 * 7.01667°N, -72°W
 * 7.01667°N, -72°W
 * -2.35°N, -72°W
 * -2.35°N, -72°W
 * -2.35°N, -72°W
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 * -4.63333°N, -72°W
 * -4.63333°N, -72°W
 * Amazonas Acre – from -7.76667°N, -72°W
 * -10°N, -72°W
 * -10°N, -72°W
 * Passing just west of Cusco at -13.51667°N, -71.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.03333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.03333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -34.11667°N, -72°W
 * -34.11667°N, -72°W
 * For about 6 km
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.18333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.18333°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -34.36667°N, -72°W
 * -34.36667°N, -72°W
 * -42.15°N, -72°W
 * -42.15°N, -72°W
 * -42.15°N, -72°W
 * -43.03333°N, -72°W
 * -43.03333°N, -72°W
 * -43.03333°N, -72°W
 * -44.76667°N, -72°W
 * -44.76667°N, -72°W
 * -44.76667°N, -72°W
 * For about 14 km
 * -44.9°N, -72°W
 * -44.9°N, -72°W
 * -47.31667°N, -72°W
 * -47.31667°N, -72°W
 * -47.31667°N, -72°W
 * -51.81667°N, -72°W
 * -51.81667°N, -72°W
 * -51.81667°N, -72°W
 * For about 12 km
 * -51.93333°N, -72°W
 * -51.93333°N, -72°W
 * For about 3 km
 * -51.96667°N, -72°W
 * -51.96667°N, -72°W
 * Mainland, Riesco Island and Brunswick Peninsula (mainland)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -53.7°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -53.7°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -53.9°N, -72°W
 * -53.9°N, -72°W
 * Clarence Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and London Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.71667°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.71667°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -72°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -72°W
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 * -69.03333°N, -72°W
 * Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by 🇦🇷 (Argentine Antarctica), (Antártica Chilena Province) and  (British Antarctic Territory)
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