69th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 69°0′W / 90.000°N 69.000°W / 90.000; -69.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
83°6′N 69°0′W / 83.100°N 69.000°W / 83.100; -69.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea
82°59′N 69°0′W / 82.983°N 69.000°W / 82.983; -69.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
80°34′N 69°0′W / 80.567°N 69.000°W / 80.567; -69.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
78°58′N 69°0′W / 78.967°N 69.000°W / 78.967; -69.000 (Greenland) Greenland
76°16′N 69°0′W / 76.267°N 69.000°W / 76.267; -69.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay
70°42′N 69°0′W / 70.700°N 69.000°W / 70.700; -69.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island
62°23′N 69°0′W / 62.383°N 69.000°W / 62.383; -69.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait
60°45′N 69°0′W / 60.750°N 69.000°W / 60.750; -69.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay
59°1′N 69°0′W / 59.017°N 69.000°W / 59.017; -69.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Tiercel Island
58°58′N 69°0′W / 58.967°N 69.000°W / 58.967; -69.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay
58°54′N 69°0′W / 58.900°N 69.000°W / 58.900; -69.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec
48°47′N 69°0′W / 48.783°N 69.000°W / 48.783; -69.000 (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River
48°16′N 69°0′W / 48.267°N 69.000°W / 48.267; -69.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec
New Brunswick — from 47°18′N 69°0′W / 47.300°N 69.000°W / 47.300; -69.000 (New Brunswick)
47°14′N 69°0′W / 47.233°N 69.000°W / 47.233; -69.000 (United States) United States Maine
44°18′N 69°0′W / 44.300°N 69.000°W / 44.300; -69.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
19°1′N 69°0′W / 19.017°N 69.000°W / 19.017; -69.000 (Dominican Republic) Dominican Republic Islands of Hispaniola and Catalina
18°20′N 69°0′W / 18.333°N 69.000°W / 18.333; -69.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
12°13′N 69°0′W / 12.217°N 69.000°W / 12.217; -69.000 (Curaçao) Curaçao
12°8′N 69°0′W / 12.133°N 69.000°W / 12.133; -69.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
11°26′N 69°0′W / 11.433°N 69.000°W / 11.433; -69.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela
6°12′N 69°0′W / 6.200°N 69.000°W / 6.200; -69.000 (Colombia) Colombia
1°43′N 69°0′W / 1.717°N 69.000°W / 1.717; -69.000 (Brazil) Brazil Amazonas
Acre — from 8°52′S 69°0′W / 8.867°S 69.000°W / -8.867; -69.000 (Acre)
10°59′S 69°0′W / 10.983°S 69.000°W / -10.983; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
11°52′S 69°0′W / 11.867°S 69.000°W / -11.867; -69.000 (Peru) Peru
13°36′S 69°0′W / 13.600°S 69.000°W / -13.600; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia For about 17 km
13°45′S 69°0′W / 13.750°S 69.000°W / -13.750; -69.000 (Peru) Peru
14°24′S 69°0′W / 14.400°S 69.000°W / -14.400; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia Passing through Lake Titicaca
16°12′S 69°0′W / 16.200°S 69.000°W / -16.200; -69.000 (Peru) Peru Passing through Lake Titicaca
16°28′S 69°0′W / 16.467°S 69.000°W / -16.467; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia Passing through Lake Titicaca
18°38′S 69°0′W / 18.633°S 69.000°W / -18.633; -69.000 (Chile) Chile
27°34′S 69°0′W / 27.567°S 69.000°W / -27.567; -69.000 (Argentina) Argentina
50°28′S 69°0′W / 50.467°S 69.000°W / -50.467; -69.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
51°27′S 69°0′W / 51.450°S 69.000°W / -51.450; -69.000 (Argentina) Argentina
52°12′S 69°0′W / 52.200°S 69.000°W / -52.200; -69.000 (Chile) Chile For about 9 km
52°17′S 69°0′W / 52.283°S 69.000°W / -52.283; -69.000 (Straits of Magellan) Straits of Magellan
52°39′S 69°0′W / 52.650°S 69.000°W / -52.650; -69.000 (Chile) Chile Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Hoste Island
55°20′S 69°0′W / 55.333°S 69.000°W / -55.333; -69.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 69°0′W / 60.000°S 69.000°W / -60.000; -69.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°23′S 69°0′W / 67.383°S 69.000°W / -67.383; -69.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Adelaide Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom
67°43′S 69°0′W / 67.717°S 69.000°W / -67.717; -69.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay
69°57′S 69°0′W / 69.950°S 69.000°W / -69.950; -69.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom

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