# 72nd meridian west

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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 90°0′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 72.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -72.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°6′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.100°N 72.000°W﻿ / 83.100; -72.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Ellesmere Island 79°41′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿79.683°N 72.000°W﻿ / 79.683; -72.000﻿ (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 78°33′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.550°N 72.000°W﻿ / 78.550; -72.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Inglefield Land 77°54′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.900°N 72.000°W﻿ / 77.900; -72.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 77°26′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.433°N 72.000°W﻿ / 77.433; -72.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Kiatak (Northumberland Island) 77°18′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.300°N 72.000°W﻿ / 77.300; -72.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 71°34′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.567°N 72.000°W﻿ / 71.567; -72.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Baffin Island, Sillem Island and Baffin Island again 63°23′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.383°N 72.000°W﻿ / 63.383; -72.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 61°52′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.867°N 72.000°W﻿ / 61.867; -72.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Wales Island 61°51′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.850°N 72.000°W﻿ / 61.850; -72.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 61°41′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.683°N 72.000°W﻿ / 61.683; -72.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Quebec – passing just west of Sherbrooke 45°0′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.000°N 72.000°W﻿ / 45.000; -72.000﻿ (United States)  United States Vermont New Hampshire – from 44°19′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.317°N 72.000°W﻿ / 44.317; -72.000﻿ (New Hampshire) Massachusetts – from 42°43′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.717°N 72.000°W﻿ / 42.717; -72.000﻿ (Massachusetts) Connecticut – from 42°1′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.017°N 72.000°W﻿ / 42.017; -72.000﻿ (Connecticut) 41°19′N 72°00′W﻿ / ﻿41.31°N 72.0°W﻿ / 41.31; -72.0 Atlantic Ocean Fishers Island Sound 41°17′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.283°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.283; -72.000﻿ (New York)  United States New York – Fishers Island 41°15′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.250°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.250; -72.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Block Island Sound 41°3′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.050°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.050; -72.000﻿ (United States)  United States New York – Long Island 41°1′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.017°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.017; -72.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 21°58′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.967°N 72.000°W﻿ / 21.967; -72.000﻿ (Turks & Caicos Islands)  Turks and Caicos Islands Island of North Caicos 21°54′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.900°N 72.000°W﻿ / 21.900; -72.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 19°42′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.700°N 72.000°W﻿ / 19.700; -72.000﻿ (Haiti)  Haiti 18°38′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.633°N 72.000°W﻿ / 18.633; -72.000﻿ (Dominican Republic)  Dominican Republic For about 1 km 18°37′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.617°N 72.000°W﻿ / 18.617; -72.000﻿ (Haiti)  Haiti 18°12′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.200°N 72.000°W﻿ / 18.200; -72.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 12°15′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.250°N 72.000°W﻿ / 12.250; -72.000﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 11°35′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.583°N 72.000°W﻿ / 11.583; -72.000﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela Passing through Lake Maracaibo 7°1′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿7.017°N 72.000°W﻿ / 7.017; -72.000﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 2°21′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.350°S 72.000°W﻿ / -2.350; -72.000﻿ (Peru)  Peru 4°38′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.633°S 72.000°W﻿ / -4.633; -72.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas Acre – from 7°46′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿7.767°S 72.000°W﻿ / -7.767; -72.000﻿ (Acre) 10°0′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿10.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -10.000; -72.000﻿ (Peru)  Peru Passing just west of Cusco at 13°31′S 71°58′W﻿ / ﻿13.517°S 71.967°W﻿ / -13.517; -71.967﻿ (Cusco) 17°2′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.033°S 72.000°W﻿ / -17.033; -72.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 34°7′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.117°S 72.000°W﻿ / -34.117; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile For about 6 km 34°11′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.183°S 72.000°W﻿ / -34.183; -72.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 34°22′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.367°S 72.000°W﻿ / -34.367; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile 42°9′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.150°S 72.000°W﻿ / -42.150; -72.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 43°2′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.033°S 72.000°W﻿ / -43.033; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile 44°46′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.767°S 72.000°W﻿ / -44.767; -72.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina For about 14 km 44°54′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.900°S 72.000°W﻿ / -44.900; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile 47°19′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.317°S 72.000°W﻿ / -47.317; -72.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 51°49′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.817°S 72.000°W﻿ / -51.817; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile For about 12 km 51°56′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.933°S 72.000°W﻿ / -51.933; -72.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina For about 3 km 51°58′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.967°S 72.000°W﻿ / -51.967; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Mainland, Riesco Island and Brunswick Peninsula (mainland) 53°42′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.700°S 72.000°W﻿ / -53.700; -72.000﻿ (Straits of Magellan) Straits of Magellan 53°54′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.900°S 72.000°W﻿ / -53.900; -72.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Clarence Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and London Island 54°43′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.717°S 72.000°W﻿ / -54.717; -72.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -72.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°2′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.033°S 72.000°W﻿ / -69.033; -72.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica), Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)