69th meridian west

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69th meridian west

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-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 69°0′W	Arctic Ocean
83°6′N 69°0′W	Lincoln Sea
82°59′N 69°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
80°34′N 69°0′W	Nares Strait
78°58′N 69°0′W	Greenland	Inglefield Land
76°16′N 69°0′W	Baffin Bay
70°42′N 69°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Baffin Island
62°23′N 69°0′W	Hudson Strait
60°45′N 69°0′W	Ungava Bay
59°1′N 69°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Tiercel Island
58°58′N 69°0′W	Ungava Bay
58°54′N 69°0′W	Canada	Quebec
48°47′N 69°0′W	Saint Lawrence River
48°16′N 69°0′W	Canada	Quebec New Brunswick — from 47°18′N 69°0′W
47°14′N 69°0′W	United States	Maine
44°18′N 69°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
19°1′N 69°0′W	Dominican Republic	Islands of Hispaniola and Catalina
18°20′N 69°0′W	Caribbean Sea
12°13′N 69°0′W	Curaçao
12°8′N 69°0′W	Caribbean Sea
11°26′N 69°0′W	Venezuela
6°12′N 69°0′W	Colombia
1°43′N 69°0′W	Brazil	Amazonas Acre — from 8°52′S 69°0′W
10°59′S 69°0′W	Bolivia
11°52′S 69°0′W	Peru
13°36′S 69°0′W	Bolivia	For about 17 km
13°45′S 69°0′W	Peru
14°24′S 69°0′W	Bolivia	Passing through Lake Titicaca
16°12′S 69°0′W	Peru	Passing through Lake Titicaca
16°28′S 69°0′W	Bolivia	Passing through Lake Titicaca
18°38′S 69°0′W	Chile
27°34′S 69°0′W	Argentina
50°28′S 69°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
51°27′S 69°0′W	Argentina
52°12′S 69°0′W	Chile	For about 9 km
52°17′S 69°0′W	Straits of Magellan
52°39′S 69°0′W	Chile	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Hoste Island
55°20′S 69°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 69°0′W	Southern Ocean
67°23′S 69°0′W	Antarctica	Adelaide Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom
67°43′S 69°0′W	Southern Ocean	Marguerite Bay
69°57′S 69°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom

See also

• 68th meridian west
• 70th meridian west