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72nd meridian west

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From Pole to Pole
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The meridian 72° 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 72nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 108th meridian east.

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
{{Coord\|90\|0\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Arctic Ocean}}	Arctic Ocean
83\|6\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut – Ellesmere Island
{{Coord\|79\|41\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Nares Strait}}	Nares Strait
78\|33\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Greenland}}	{{GRL	Inglefield Land
{{Coord\|77\|54\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Baffin Bay}}	Baffin Bay
77\|26\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Greenland}}	{{GRL	Kiatak (Northumberland Island)
{{Coord\|77\|18\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Baffin Bay}}	Baffin Bay
71\|34\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut – Baffin Island, Sillem Island and Baffin Island again
{{Coord\|63\|23\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Hudson Strait}}	Hudson Strait
61\|52\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Nunavut – Wales Island
{{Coord\|61\|51\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Hudson Strait}}	Hudson Strait
61\|41\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Canada}}	{{CAN	Quebec
45\|0\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=United States}}	{{USA	New Hampshire – from {{Coord>44\|19\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=New Hampshire}} Massachusetts – from {{Coord\|42\|43\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Massachusetts}} Connecticut – from {{Coord\|42\|1\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Connecticut}}
{{Coord\|41.31\|-72.0}}	Atlantic Ocean	Fishers Island Sound
41\|17\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=New York}}	{{USA}}	New York – Fishers Island
{{Coord\|41\|15\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Atlantic Ocean	Block Island Sound
41\|3\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=United States}}	{{USA	New York – Long Island
{{Coord\|41\|1\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Atlantic Ocean
21\|58\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Turks & Caicos Islands}}	{{TCA	Island of North Caicos
{{Coord\|21\|54\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Atlantic Ocean
19\|42\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Haiti}}	{{HTI
18\|38\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Dominican Republic}}	{{DOM	For about 1 km
18\|37\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Haiti}}	{{HTI
{{Coord\|18\|12\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Caribbean Sea}}	Caribbean Sea
12\|15\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Colombia}}	{{COL
11\|35\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Venezuela}}	{{VEN	Passing through Lake Maracaibo
7\|1\|N\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Colombia}}	{{COL
2\|21\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Peru}}	{{PER
4\|38\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Brazil}}	{{BRA	Acre – from {{Coord>7\|46\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Acre}}
10\|0\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Peru}}	{{PER	13\|31\|S\|71\|58\|W\|type:adm1st\|name=Cusco}}
{{Coord\|17\|2\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean
34\|7\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI	For about 6 km
{{Coord\|34\|11\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean
34\|22\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI
42\|9\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Argentina}}	{{ARG
43\|2\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI
44\|46\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Argentina}}	{{ARG	For about 14 km
44\|54\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI
47\|19\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Argentina}}	{{ARG
51\|49\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI	For about 12 km
51\|56\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Argentina}}	{{ARG	For about 3 km
51\|58\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI	Mainland, Riesco Island and Brunswick Peninsula (mainland)
{{Coord\|53\|42\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Straits of Magellan}}	Straits of Magellan
53\|54\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Chile}}	{{CHI	Clarence Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and London Island
{{Coord\|54\|43\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean
{{Coord\|60\|0\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Southern Ocean}}	Southern Ocean
69\|2\|S\|72\|0\|W\|type:country\|name=Antarctica}}	Antarctica	Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by {{ARG}} (Argentine Antarctica), {{CHI}} (Antártica Chilena Province) and {{UK}} (British Antarctic Territory)

From Pole to Pole

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