69th meridian west
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The meridian 69° 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 69th meridian west forms a great circle with the 111th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 69th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 69°0′W / 90.000°N 69.000°W / 90.000; -69.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°6′N 69°0′W / 83.100°N 69.000°W / 83.100; -69.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°59′N 69°0′W / 82.983°N 69.000°W / 82.983; -69.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 80°34′N 69°0′W / 80.567°N 69.000°W / 80.567; -69.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 78°58′N 69°0′W / 78.967°N 69.000°W / 78.967; -69.000 (Greenland) Greenland
Inglefield Land 76°16′N 69°0′W / 76.267°N 69.000°W / 76.267; -69.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°42′N 69°0′W / 70.700°N 69.000°W / 70.700; -69.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Baffin Island 62°23′N 69°0′W / 62.383°N 69.000°W / 62.383; -69.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 60°45′N 69°0′W / 60.750°N 69.000°W / 60.750; -69.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay 59°1′N 69°0′W / 59.017°N 69.000°W / 59.017; -69.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Tiercel Island 58°58′N 69°0′W / 58.967°N 69.000°W / 58.967; -69.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay 58°54′N 69°0′W / 58.900°N 69.000°W / 58.900; -69.000 (Canada) Canada
Quebec 48°47′N 69°0′W / 48.783°N 69.000°W / 48.783; -69.000 (Saint Lawrence River) Saint Lawrence River 48°16′N 69°0′W / 48.267°N 69.000°W / 48.267; -69.000 (Canada) Canada
Quebec
New Brunswick — from 47°18′N 69°0′W / 47.300°N 69.000°W / 47.300; -69.000 (New Brunswick)47°14′N 69°0′W / 47.233°N 69.000°W / 47.233; -69.000 (United States) United States
Maine 44°18′N 69°0′W / 44.300°N 69.000°W / 44.300; -69.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 19°1′N 69°0′W / 19.017°N 69.000°W / 19.017; -69.000 (Dominican Republic) Dominican Republic
Islands of Hispaniola and Catalina 18°20′N 69°0′W / 18.333°N 69.000°W / 18.333; -69.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 12°13′N 69°0′W / 12.217°N 69.000°W / 12.217; -69.000 (Curaçao) Curaçao
12°8′N 69°0′W / 12.133°N 69.000°W / 12.133; -69.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 11°26′N 69°0′W / 11.433°N 69.000°W / 11.433; -69.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela
6°12′N 69°0′W / 6.200°N 69.000°W / 6.200; -69.000 (Colombia) Colombia
1°43′N 69°0′W / 1.717°N 69.000°W / 1.717; -69.000 (Brazil) Brazil
Amazonas
Acre — from 8°52′S 69°0′W / 8.867°S 69.000°W / -8.867; -69.000 (Acre)10°59′S 69°0′W / 10.983°S 69.000°W / -10.983; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
11°52′S 69°0′W / 11.867°S 69.000°W / -11.867; -69.000 (Peru) Peru
13°36′S 69°0′W / 13.600°S 69.000°W / -13.600; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
For about 17 km 13°45′S 69°0′W / 13.750°S 69.000°W / -13.750; -69.000 (Peru) Peru
14°24′S 69°0′W / 14.400°S 69.000°W / -14.400; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
Passing through Lake Titicaca 16°12′S 69°0′W / 16.200°S 69.000°W / -16.200; -69.000 (Peru) Peru
Passing through Lake Titicaca 16°28′S 69°0′W / 16.467°S 69.000°W / -16.467; -69.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia
Passing through Lake Titicaca 18°38′S 69°0′W / 18.633°S 69.000°W / -18.633; -69.000 (Chile) Chile
27°34′S 69°0′W / 27.567°S 69.000°W / -27.567; -69.000 (Argentina) Argentina
50°28′S 69°0′W / 50.467°S 69.000°W / -50.467; -69.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 51°27′S 69°0′W / 51.450°S 69.000°W / -51.450; -69.000 (Argentina) Argentina
52°12′S 69°0′W / 52.200°S 69.000°W / -52.200; -69.000 (Chile) Chile
For about 9 km 52°17′S 69°0′W / 52.283°S 69.000°W / -52.283; -69.000 (Straits of Magellan) Straits of Magellan 52°39′S 69°0′W / 52.650°S 69.000°W / -52.650; -69.000 (Chile) Chile
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and Hoste Island 55°20′S 69°0′W / 55.333°S 69.000°W / -55.333; -69.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 69°0′W / 60.000°S 69.000°W / -60.000; -69.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°23′S 69°0′W / 67.383°S 69.000°W / -67.383; -69.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Adelaide Island — claimed by Argentina,
Chile and the
United Kingdom
67°43′S 69°0′W / 67.717°S 69.000°W / -67.717; -69.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay 69°57′S 69°0′W / 69.950°S 69.000°W / -69.950; -69.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina,
Chile and the
United Kingdom
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