69th meridian west explained

The meridian 69° 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 69th meridian west forms a great circle with the 111th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Lincoln Sea
NunavutEllesmere Island
Nares Strait
Inglefield Land
Baffin Bay
NunavutBaffin Island
Hudson Strait
Ungava Bay
Nunavut — Tiercel Island
Ungava Bay
Quebec
Saint Lawrence River
Quebec
New Brunswick — from
Maine
Atlantic Ocean
Islands of Hispaniola and Catalina
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Amazonas
Acre — from
For about 17 km
Passing through Lake Titicaca
Passing through Lake Titicaca
Passing through Lake Titicaca
Atlantic Ocean
For about 9 km
Straits of Magellan
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Hoste Island
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAdelaide Islandclaimed by, and the
Southern OceanMarguerite Bay
AntarcticaTerritory claimed by, and the

See also