75th meridian west

75th meridian west
The meridian 75° 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 mean solar time of this meridian is the base for the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5 during standard time).
Stations belonging to the US National Weather Service begin submitting weather reports when the mean solar time of this meridian is 8:00 am. Report collection ends 30–40 minutes later and the data is used to create the day's weather forecast.
The 75th meridian west forms a great circle with the 105th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 75th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
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| Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baffin Bay
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| Nunavut — Baffin Island and Foley Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just to the east of Prince Charles Island, Nunavut, (at )
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| Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hudson Strait
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| Quebec Ontario — from
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| New York Pennsylvania — from New Jersey — from Pennsylvania — from (passing through Northeast Philadelphia Airport) New Jersey — from
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Delaware Bay
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Delmarva Peninsula, (at ) Passing just east of Conception Island, (at ) Passing just west of Rum Cay, (at )
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| Long Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Navassa Island, (at )
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| Loreto Region Ucayali Region — from Huánuco Region — from Pasco Region — from Junín Region — from Huancavelica Region — from Ayacucho Region — from Ica Region — from Arequipa Region — from
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Guafo Island, (at ) Passing just east of Guamblín Island, (at )
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Penas
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| Several islands in the Patagonic Archipelago, including Wager Island, Prat Island, Serrano Island, Knorr Island, Wellington Island, Angamos Island, Madre de Dios Island, Anafur Island, Doñas Island, Valenzuela Island, Dagigno Island, Agustin Island, Diego de Almagro Island, Jorge Montt Island, Ramirez Island and Contreras Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
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! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Territory claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the (British Antarctic Territory)
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See also
74th meridian west
76th meridian west
References
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