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