72nd Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

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

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 72°0′W / 90.000°N 72.000°W / 90.000; -72.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°6′N 72°0′W / 83.100°N 72.000°W / 83.100; -72.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – Ellesmere Island
79°41′N 72°0′W / 79.683°N 72.000°W / 79.683; -72.000 (Nares Strait)	Nares Strait
78°33′N 72°0′W / 78.550°N 72.000°W / 78.550; -72.000 (Greenland)	Greenland
77°54′N 72°0′W / 77.900°N 72.000°W / 77.900; -72.000 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
77°26′N 72°0′W / 77.433°N 72.000°W / 77.433; -72.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Northumberland Island
77°18′N 72°0′W / 77.300°N 72.000°W / 77.300; -72.000 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
71°34′N 72°0′W / 71.567°N 72.000°W / 71.567; -72.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – Baffin Island, Sillem Island and Baffin Island again
63°23′N 72°0′W / 63.383°N 72.000°W / 63.383; -72.000 (Hudson Strait)	Hudson Strait
61°52′N 72°0′W / 61.867°N 72.000°W / 61.867; -72.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – Wales Island
61°51′N 72°0′W / 61.850°N 72.000°W / 61.850; -72.000 (Hudson Strait)	Hudson Strait
61°41′N 72°0′W / 61.683°N 72.000°W / 61.683; -72.000 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec
45°0′N 72°0′W / 45.000°N 72.000°W / 45.000; -72.000 (United States)	United States	Vermont New Hampshire – from 44°19′N 72°0′W / 44.317°N 72.000°W / 44.317; -72.000 (New Hampshire) Massachusetts – from 42°43′N 72°0′W / 42.717°N 72.000°W / 42.717; -72.000 (Massachusetts) Connecticut – from 42°1′N 72°0′W / 42.017°N 72.000°W / 42.017; -72.000 (Connecticut) New York – from 41°17′N 72°0′W / 41.283°N 72.000°W / 41.283; -72.000 (New York), Fishers Island
41°15′N 72°0′W / 41.250°N 72.000°W / 41.250; -72.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Block Island Sound
41°3′N 72°0′W / 41.050°N 72.000°W / 41.050; -72.000 (United States)	United States	New York – Long Island
41°1′N 72°0′W / 41.017°N 72.000°W / 41.017; -72.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
21°58′N 72°0′W / 21.967°N 72.000°W / 21.967; -72.000 (Turks & Caicos Islands)	Turks and Caicos Islands	Island of North Caicos
21°54′N 72°0′W / 21.900°N 72.000°W / 21.900; -72.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
19°42′N 72°0′W / 19.700°N 72.000°W / 19.700; -72.000 (Haiti)	Haiti
18°38′N 72°0′W / 18.633°N 72.000°W / 18.633; -72.000 (Dominican Republic)	Dominican Republic	For about 1 km
18°37′N 72°0′W / 18.617°N 72.000°W / 18.617; -72.000 (Haiti)	Haiti
18°12′N 72°0′W / 18.200°N 72.000°W / 18.200; -72.000 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea
12°15′N 72°0′W / 12.250°N 72.000°W / 12.250; -72.000 (Colombia)	Colombia
11°35′N 72°0′W / 11.583°N 72.000°W / 11.583; -72.000 (Venezuela)	Venezuela	Passing through Lake Maracaibo
7°1′N 72°0′W / 7.017°N 72.000°W / 7.017; -72.000 (Colombia)	Colombia
2°21′S 72°0′W / 2.350°S 72.000°W / -2.350; -72.000 (Peru)	Peru
4°38′S 72°0′W / 4.633°S 72.000°W / -4.633; -72.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Acre – from 7°46′S 72°0′W / 7.767°S 72.000°W / -7.767; -72.000 (Acre)
10°0′S 72°0′W / 10.000°S 72.000°W / -10.000; -72.000 (Peru)	Peru
17°2′S 72°0′W / 17.033°S 72.000°W / -17.033; -72.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
34°7′S 72°0′W / 34.117°S 72.000°W / -34.117; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile	For about 6 km
34°11′S 72°0′W / 34.183°S 72.000°W / -34.183; -72.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
34°22′S 72°0′W / 34.367°S 72.000°W / -34.367; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile
42°9′S 72°0′W / 42.150°S 72.000°W / -42.150; -72.000 (Argentina)	Argentina
43°2′S 72°0′W / 43.033°S 72.000°W / -43.033; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile
44°46′S 72°0′W / 44.767°S 72.000°W / -44.767; -72.000 (Argentina)	Argentina	For about 14 km
44°54′S 72°0′W / 44.900°S 72.000°W / -44.900; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile
47°19′S 72°0′W / 47.317°S 72.000°W / -47.317; -72.000 (Argentina)	Argentina
51°49′S 72°0′W / 51.817°S 72.000°W / -51.817; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile	For about 12 km
51°56′S 72°0′W / 51.933°S 72.000°W / -51.933; -72.000 (Argentina)	Argentina	For about 3 km
51°58′S 72°0′W / 51.967°S 72.000°W / -51.967; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile	Mainland, Riesco Island and Brunswick Peninsula (mainland)
53°42′S 72°0′W / 53.700°S 72.000°W / -53.700; -72.000 (Straits of Magellan)	Straits of Magellan
53°54′S 72°0′W / 53.900°S 72.000°W / -53.900; -72.000 (Chile)	Chile	Clarence Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and London Island
54°43′S 72°0′W / 54.717°S 72.000°W / -54.717; -72.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 72°0′W / 60.000°S 72.000°W / -60.000; -72.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
69°2′S 72°0′W / 69.033°S 72.000°W / -69.033; -72.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica), Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)