Meridian barat ke-72
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Berawal di Kutub Utara menuju selatan di Kutub Selatan, meridian barat ke-72 melintasi:
| Koordinat | Negara, teritori, atau laut | Catatan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 90°0′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 72.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -72.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) | Samudra Arktik |  |
| 83°6′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.100°N 72.000°W﻿ / 83.100; -72.000﻿ (Canada) |  Kanada | Nunavut – Pulau Ellesmere |
| 79°41′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿79.683°N 72.000°W﻿ / 79.683; -72.000﻿ (Nares Strait) | Selat Nares |  |
| 78°33′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.550°N 72.000°W﻿ / 78.550; -72.000﻿ (Greenland) |  Greenland |  |
| 77°54′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.900°N 72.000°W﻿ / 77.900; -72.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) | Teluk Baffin |  |
| 77°26′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.433°N 72.000°W﻿ / 77.433; -72.000﻿ (Greenland) |  Greenland | Pulau Northumberland |
| 77°18′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.300°N 72.000°W﻿ / 77.300; -72.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) | Teluk Baffin |  |
| 71°34′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.567°N 72.000°W﻿ / 71.567; -72.000﻿ (Canada) |  Kanada | Nunavut – Pulau Baffin, Pulau Sillem, dan Pulau Baffin lagi |
| 63°23′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.383°N 72.000°W﻿ / 63.383; -72.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) | Selat Hudson |  |
| 61°52′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.867°N 72.000°W﻿ / 61.867; -72.000﻿ (Canada) |  Kanada | Nunavut – Pulau Wales |
| 61°51′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.850°N 72.000°W﻿ / 61.850; -72.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) | Selat Hudson |  |
| 61°41′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.683°N 72.000°W﻿ / 61.683; -72.000﻿ (Canada) |  Kanada | Quebec |
| 45°0′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.000°N 72.000°W﻿ / 45.000; -72.000﻿ (United States) |  Amerika Serikat | Vermont  New Hampshire – dari 44°19′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.317°N 72.000°W﻿ / 44.317; -72.000﻿ (New Hampshire)  Massachusetts – dari 42°43′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.717°N 72.000°W﻿ / 42.717; -72.000﻿ (Massachusetts)  Connecticut – dari 42°1′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.017°N 72.000°W﻿ / 42.017; -72.000﻿ (Connecticut)  New York – dari 41°17′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.283°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.283; -72.000﻿ (New York), Fishers Island |
| 41°15′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.250°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.250; -72.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) | Samudra Atlantik | Block Island Sound |
| 41°3′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.050°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.050; -72.000﻿ (United States) |  Amerika Serikat | New York – Pulau Long |
| 41°1′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.017°N 72.000°W﻿ / 41.017; -72.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) | Samudra Atlantik |  |
| 21°58′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.967°N 72.000°W﻿ / 21.967; -72.000﻿ (Turks & Caicos Islands) |  Kepulauan Turks dan Caicos | Pulau North Caicos |
| 21°54′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.900°N 72.000°W﻿ / 21.900; -72.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) | Samudra Atlantik |  |
| 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) |  Republik Dominika | Sejauh 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) | Laut Karibia |  |
| 12°15′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.250°N 72.000°W﻿ / 12.250; -72.000﻿ (Colombia) |  Kolombia |  |
| 11°35′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.583°N 72.000°W﻿ / 11.583; -72.000﻿ (Venezuela) |  Venezuela | Melintasi Danau Maracaibo |
| 7°1′N 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿7.017°N 72.000°W﻿ / 7.017; -72.000﻿ (Colombia) |  Kolombia |  |
| 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) |  Brasil | Amazonas  Acre – dari 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 |  |
| 17°2′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.033°S 72.000°W﻿ / -17.033; -72.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) | Samudra Pasifik |  |
| 34°7′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.117°S 72.000°W﻿ / -34.117; -72.000﻿ (Chile) |  Chili | Sejauh 6 km |
| 34°11′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.183°S 72.000°W﻿ / -34.183; -72.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) | Samudra Pasifik |  |
| 34°22′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿34.367°S 72.000°W﻿ / -34.367; -72.000﻿ (Chile) |  Chili |  |
| 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) |  Chili |  |
| 44°46′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.767°S 72.000°W﻿ / -44.767; -72.000﻿ (Argentina) |  Argentina | Sejauh 14 km |
| 44°54′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.900°S 72.000°W﻿ / -44.900; -72.000﻿ (Chile) |  Chili |  |
| 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) |  Chili | Sejauh 12 km |
| 51°56′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.933°S 72.000°W﻿ / -51.933; -72.000﻿ (Argentina) |  Argentina | Sejauh 3 km |
| 51°58′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.967°S 72.000°W﻿ / -51.967; -72.000﻿ (Chile) |  Chili | Daratan utama, Pulau Riesco, dan Semenanjung Brunswick (daratan utama) |
| 53°42′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.700°S 72.000°W﻿ / -53.700; -72.000﻿ (Straits of Magellan) | Selat Magellan |  |
| 53°54′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.900°S 72.000°W﻿ / -53.900; -72.000﻿ (Chile) |  Chili | Pulau Clarence, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, dan Pulau London |
| 54°43′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.717°S 72.000°W﻿ / -54.717; -72.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) | Samudra Pasifik |  |
| 60°0′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 72.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -72.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) | Samudra Selatan |  |
| 69°2′S 72°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.033°S 72.000°W﻿ / -69.033; -72.000﻿ (Antarctica) | Antarktika | Pulau Alexander dan daratan utama – diklaim oleh  Argentina (Antarktika Argentina),  Chili (Antártica Chilena Province), dan  Britania Raya (Teritori Antarktika Britania) |