71st meridian west
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The meridian 71° 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 71st meridian west forms a great circle with the 109th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 71st meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 71°0′W / 90.000°N 71.000°W / 90.000; -71.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°6′N 71°0′W / 83.100°N 71.000°W / 83.100; -71.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut – Ellesmere Island 79°50′N 71°0′W / 79.833°N 71.000°W / 79.833; -71.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 78°37′N 71°0′W / 78.617°N 71.000°W / 78.617; -71.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Inglefield Land 77°46′N 71°0′W / 77.767°N 71.000°W / 77.767; -71.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 77°28′N 71°0′W / 77.467°N 71.000°W / 77.467; -71.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Herbert Island 77°22′N 71°0′W / 77.367°N 71.000°W / 77.367; -71.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 77°9′N 71°0′W / 77.150°N 71.000°W / 77.150; -71.000 (Greenland) Greenland
76°58′N 71°0′W / 76.967°N 71.000°W / 76.967; -71.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 71°3′N 71°0′W / 71.050°N 71.000°W / 71.050; -71.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut – Baffin Island and Big Island 62°49′N 71°0′W / 62.817°N 71.000°W / 62.817; -71.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 61°8′N 71°0′W / 61.133°N 71.000°W / 61.133; -71.000 (Canada) Canada
Quebec – passing through Île d'Orléans east of Quebec City at 46°57'N 45°21′N 71°0′W / 45.350°N 71.000°W / 45.350; -71.000 (United States) United States
Maine
New Hampshire – from 43°58′N 71°0′W / 43.967°N 71.000°W / 43.967; -71.000 (New Hampshire)
Massachusetts – from 42°52′N 71°0′W / 42.867°N 71.000°W / 42.867; -71.000 (Massachusetts)42°21′N 71°0′W / 42.350°N 71.000°W / 42.350; -71.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Boston Harbor – passing just east of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (at 42°22′N 71°3′W / 42.367°N 71.050°W / 42.367; -71.050 (Boston))
42°16′N 71°0′W / 42.267°N 71.000°W / 42.267; -71.000 (United States) United States
Massachusetts 41°31′N 71°0′W / 41.517°N 71.000°W / 41.517; -71.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, United States (at 41°25′N 70°57′W / 41.417°N 70.950°W / 41.417; -70.950 (Cuttyhunk))
Passing just west of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts,United States (at 41°20′N 70°50′W / 41.333°N 70.833°W / 41.333; -70.833 (Martha's Vineyard))
Passing just east of Grand Turk Island,Turks and Caicos Islands (at 21°30′N 71°7′W / 21.500°N 71.117°W / 21.500; -71.117 (Grand Turk Island))
19°56′N 71°0′W / 19.933°N 71.000°W / 19.933; -71.000 (Dominican Republic) Dominican Republic
Island of Hispaniola 18°18′N 71°0′W / 18.300°N 71.000°W / 18.300; -71.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 11°6′N 71°0′W / 11.100°N 71.000°W / 11.100; -71.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela
6°59′N 71°0′W / 6.983°N 71.000°W / 6.983; -71.000 (Colombia) Colombia
2°17′S 71°0′W / 2.283°S 71.000°W / -2.283; -71.000 (Peru) Peru
Passing 4 km west of Moquegua 4°23′S 71°0′W / 4.383°S 71.000°W / -4.383; -71.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Amazonas
Acre – from 8°0′S 71°0′W / 8.000°S 71.000°W / -8.000; -71.000 (Acre)9°49′S 71°0′W / 9.817°S 71.000°W / -9.817; -71.000 (Peru) Peru
17°53′S 71°0′W / 17.883°S 71.000°W / -17.883; -71.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 27°41′S 71°0′W / 27.683°S 71.000°W / -27.683; -71.000 (Chile) Chile
Passing 1.25 km east of Cerro El Roble Observatory in La Campana National Park 36°29′S 71°0′W / 36.483°S 71.000°W / -36.483; -71.000 (Argentina) Argentina
38°21′S 71°0′W / 38.350°S 71.000°W / -38.350; -71.000 (Chile) Chile
38°46′S 71°0′W / 38.767°S 71.000°W / -38.767; -71.000 (Argentina) Argentina
52°0′S 71°0′W / 52.000°S 71.000°W / -52.000; -71.000 (Chile) Chile
Passing just west of Punta Arenas at 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933 (Punta Arenas) 53°48′S 71°0′W / 53.800°S 71.000°W / -53.800; -71.000 (Straits of Magellan) Straits of Magellan 54°5′S 71°0′W / 54.083°S 71.000°W / -54.083; -71.000 (Chile) Chile
Aracena Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Stewart Island and Londonderry Island 54°59′S 71°0′W / 54.983°S 71.000°W / -54.983; -71.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 71°0′W / 60.000°S 71.000°W / -60.000; -71.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°52′S 71°0′W / 68.867°S 71.000°W / -68.867; -71.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica),
Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and
United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
See also
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