70th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 70th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 70°0′W / 90.000°N 70.000°W / 90.000; -70.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
83°7′N 70°0′W / 83.117°N 70.000°W / 83.117; -70.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – Ellesmere Island
80°14′N 70°0′W / 80.233°N 70.000°W / 80.233; -70.000 (Nares Strait)	Nares Strait
78°47′N 70°0′W / 78.783°N 70.000°W / 78.783; -70.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Mainland, Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island
76°24′N 70°0′W / 76.400°N 70.000°W / 76.400; -70.000 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
70°51′N 70°0′W / 70.850°N 70.000°W / 70.850; -70.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – Baffin Island
62°45′N 70°0′W / 62.750°N 70.000°W / 62.750; -70.000 (Hudson Strait)	Hudson Strait
62°34′N 70°0′W / 62.567°N 70.000°W / 62.567; -70.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – High Bluff Island
62°33′N 70°0′W / 62.550°N 70.000°W / 62.550; -70.000 (Hudson Strait)	Hudson Strait
61°1′N 70°0′W / 61.017°N 70.000°W / 61.017; -70.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut – Diana Island
60°57′N 70°0′W / 60.950°N 70.000°W / 60.950; -70.000 (Diana Bay)	Diana Bay
60°50′N 70°0′W / 60.833°N 70.000°W / 60.833; -70.000 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec
47°42′N 70°0′W / 47.700°N 70.000°W / 47.700; -70.000 (Saint Lawrence River)	Saint Lawrence River
47°30′N 70°0′W / 47.500°N 70.000°W / 47.500; -70.000 (Canada)	Canada	Quebec
46°40′N 70°0′W / 46.667°N 70.000°W / 46.667; -70.000 (United States)	United States	Maine
43°43′N 70°0′W / 43.717°N 70.000°W / 43.717; -70.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Maine
41°58′N 70°0′W / 41.967°N 70.000°W / 41.967; -70.000 (United States)	United States	Massachusetts – Cape Cod and Monomoy Island
41°33′N 70°0′W / 41.550°N 70.000°W / 41.550; -70.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Nantucket Sound
41°19′N 70°0′W / 41.317°N 70.000°W / 41.317; -70.000 (United States)	United States	Massachusetts – Nantucket Island
41°14′N 70°0′W / 41.233°N 70.000°W / 41.233; -70.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
19°41′N 70°0′W / 19.683°N 70.000°W / 19.683; -70.000 (Dominican Republic)	Dominican Republic	Island of Hispaniola – passing just west of Santo Domingo (at 18°29′N 69°54′W / 18.483°N 69.900°W / 18.483; -69.900 (Santo Domingo))
18°25′N 70°0′W / 18.417°N 70.000°W / 18.417; -70.000 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea
12°35′N 70°0′W / 12.583°N 70.000°W / 12.583; -70.000 (Aruba)	Aruba
12°28′N 70°0′W / 12.467°N 70.000°W / 12.467; -70.000 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea
12°11′N 70°0′W / 12.183°N 70.000°W / 12.183; -70.000 (Venezuela)	Venezuela
6°53′N 70°0′W / 6.883°N 70.000°W / 6.883; -70.000 (Colombia)	Colombia
0°34′N 70°0′W / 0.567°N 70.000°W / 0.567; -70.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas
0°12′S 70°0′W / 0.200°S 70.000°W / -0.200; -70.000 (Colombia)	Colombia
4°10′S 70°0′W / 4.167°S 70.000°W / -4.167; -70.000 (Peru)	Peru	Loreto Region – for about 16km
4°19′S 70°0′W / 4.317°S 70.000°W / -4.317; -70.000 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Acre – from 8°20′S 70°0′W / 8.333°S 70.000°W / -8.333; -70.000 (Acre))
10°58′S 70°0′W / 10.967°S 70.000°W / -10.967; -70.000 (Peru)	Peru	Madre de Dios Region Puno Region – from 13°9′S 70°0′W / 13.150°S 70.000°W / -13.150; -70.000 (Puno)) Tacna Region – from 17°7′S 70°0′W / 17.117°S 70.000°W / -17.117; -70.000 (Tacna))
18°16′S 70°0′W / 18.267°S 70.000°W / -18.267; -70.000 (Chile)	Chile
29°19′S 70°0′W / 29.317°S 70.000°W / -29.317; -70.000 (Argentina)	Argentina	For about 8km
29°24′S 70°0′W / 29.400°S 70.000°W / -29.400; -70.000 (Chile)	Chile
30°23′S 70°0′W / 30.383°S 70.000°W / -30.383; -70.000 (Argentina)	Argentina
32°52′S 70°0′W / 32.867°S 70.000°W / -32.867; -70.000 (Chile)	Chile	For about 8km
32°56′S 70°0′W / 32.933°S 70.000°W / -32.933; -70.000 (Argentina)	Argentina
33°16′S 70°0′W / 33.267°S 70.000°W / -33.267; -70.000 (Chile)	Chile
34°17′S 70°0′W / 34.283°S 70.000°W / -34.283; -70.000 (Argentina)	Argentina
52°0′S 70°0′W / 52.000°S 70.000°W / -52.000; -70.000 (Chile)	Chile
52°33′S 70°0′W / 52.550°S 70.000°W / -52.550; -70.000 (Straits of Magellan)	Straits of Magellan
52°50′S 70°0′W / 52.833°S 70.000°W / -52.833; -70.000 (Chile)	Chile	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Thompson Island, Waterman Island and Hoste Island
55°22′S 70°0′W / 55.367°S 70.000°W / -55.367; -70.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 70°0′W / 60.000°S 70.000°W / -60.000; -70.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
69°17′S 70°0′W / 69.283°S 70.000°W / -69.283; -70.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica), Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)