74th meridian west

The meridian 74° 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.

It is the most populous meridian in the Americas and the second most populous west of Greenwich, being home to between 30.3 million and 31.2 million people as of 2019.

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the western limit of the Argentinian territorial claim, and passes through the Chilean and British claims – the three claims overlap.

The 74th meridian west forms a great circle with the 106th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 74th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.93333°N, -74°W
 * 82.93333°N, -74°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.45°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79.45°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.73333°N, -74°W
 * 71.73333°N, -74°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.5°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.5°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 68.05°N, -74°W
 * 68.05°N, -74°W
 * Nunavut — Air Force Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.78333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.78333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 66.31667°N, -74°W
 * 66.31667°N, -74°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.83333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.83333°N, -74°W
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 * 65.5°N, -74°W
 * 65.5°N, -74°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.28333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.28333°N, -74°W
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 * 62.66667°N, -74°W
 * 62.66667°N, -74°W
 * Nunavut — Charles Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.4°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.4°N, -74°W
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 * 62.36667°N, -74°W
 * 62.36667°N, -74°W
 * Quebec – passing through Saint-Jérôme and Lake of Two Mountains
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 * 45°N, -74°W
 * New York New Jersey — from 41.03333°N, -74°W New York — Manhattan Island and Long Island, from 40.78333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.56667°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.56667°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lower New York Bay
 * 40.46667°N, -74°W
 * 40.46667°N, -74°W
 * New Jersey
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40.21667°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Crooked Island, 🇧🇸 (at 23.71667°N, -74.01667°W)
 * 22.68333°N, -74°W
 * 22.68333°N, -74°W
 * Island of Acklins
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22.58333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22.58333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bight of Acklins
 * 22.41667°N, -74°W
 * 22.41667°N, -74°W
 * Island of Acklins
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22.33333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22.33333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of 🇨🇺 (at 20.2°N, -74.13333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20°N, -74°W
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 * 18.6°N, -74°W
 * 18.6°N, -74°W
 * Tiburon Peninsula, island of Hispaniola
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.16667°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.16667°N, -74°W
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 * 11.35°N, -74°W
 * 11.35°N, -74°W
 * Passing just east of Bogotá (at 4.61667°N, -74.08333°W)
 * -1.11667°N, -74°W
 * -1.11667°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.03333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.03333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.03333°N, -74°W
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 * -41.78333°N, -74°W
 * -41.78333°N, -74°W
 * Chiloé Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.4°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.4°N, -74°W
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 * -43.78333°N, -74°W
 * Chonos Archipelago, Taitao Peninsula (mainland), Merino Jarpa Island, mainland, and several islands in the Patagonic Archipelago
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.7°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -52.7°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -52.96667°N, -74°W
 * -52.96667°N, -74°W
 * Desolación Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -53.18333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -53.18333°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -74°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * -69.65°N, -74°W
 * The western limit of Argentine Antarctica, claimed by 🇦🇷, and passing through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by, and British Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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