The meridian 70° 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 70th meridian west forms a great circle with the 110th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 70th meridian west passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
| 90°0′N 70°0′W / 90°N 70°W / 90; -70 (Arctic Ocean) |
Arctic Ocean |
|
| 83°7′N 70°0′W / 83.117°N 70°W / 83.117; -70 (Canada) |
 Canada |
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut |
| 80°14′N 70°0′W / 80.233°N 70°W / 80.233; -70 (Nares Strait) |
Nares Strait |
|
| 78°47′N 70°0′W / 78.783°N 70°W / 78.783; -70 (Greenland) |
 Greenland |
Mainland, Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island |
| 76°24′N 70°0′W / 76.4°N 70°W / 76.4; -70 (Baffin Bay) |
Baffin Bay |
|
| 70°51′N 70°0′W / 70.85°N 70°W / 70.85; -70 (Canada) |
Canada |
Baffin Island, Nunavut |
| 62°45′N 70°0′W / 62.75°N 70°W / 62.75; -70 (Hudson Strait) |
Hudson Strait |
|
| 62°34′N 70°0′W / 62.567°N 70°W / 62.567; -70 (Canada) |
Canada |
High Bluff Island, Nunavut |
| 62°33′N 70°0′W / 62.55°N 70°W / 62.55; -70 (Hudson Strait) |
Hudson Strait |
|
| 61°1′N 70°0′W / 61.017°N 70°W / 61.017; -70 (Canada) |
Canada |
Diana Island, Nunavut
Quebec |
| 47°42′N 70°0′W / 47.7°N 70°W / 47.7; -70 (Saint Lawrence River) |
Saint Lawrence River |
|
| 47°30′N 70°0′W / 47.5°N 70°W / 47.5; -70 (Canada) |
Canada |
Quebec |
| 46°40′N 70°0′W / 46.667°N 70°W / 46.667; -70 (United States) |
 United States |
Maine |
| 43°43′N 70°0′W / 43.717°N 70°W / 43.717; -70 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Gulf of Maine |
| 41°58′N 70°0′W / 41.967°N 70°W / 41.967; -70 (United States) |
United States |
Cape Cod and Monomoy Island, Massachusetts |
| 41°33′N 70°0′W / 41.55°N 70°W / 41.55; -70 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Nantucket Sound |
| 41°19′N 70°0′W / 41.317°N 70°W / 41.317; -70 (United States) |
United States |
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts |
| 41°14′N 70°0′W / 41.233°N 70°W / 41.233; -70 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
|
| 19°41′N 70°0′W / 19.683°N 70°W / 19.683; -70 (Dominican Republic) |
 Dominican Republic |
Island of Hispaniola - passing just west of Santo Domingo |
| 18°25′N 70°0′W / 18.417°N 70°W / 18.417; -70 (Caribbean Sea) |
Caribbean Sea |
|
| 12°35′N 70°0′W / 12.583°N 70°W / 12.583; -70 (Aruba) |
 Aruba |
|
| 12°28′N 70°0′W / 12.467°N 70°W / 12.467; -70 (Caribbean Sea) |
Caribbean Sea |
|
| 12°11′N 70°0′W / 12.183°N 70°W / 12.183; -70 (Venezuela) |
 Venezuela |
|
| 6°53′N 70°0′W / 6.883°N 70°W / 6.883; -70 (Colombia) |
 Colombia |
|
| 0°34′N 70°0′W / 0.567°N 70°W / 0.567; -70 (Brazil) |
 Brazil |
Amazonas |
| 0°12′S 70°0′W / 0.2°S 70°W / -0.2; -70 (Colombia) |
Colombia |
|
| 4°10′S 70°0′W / 4.167°S 70°W / -4.167; -70 (Peru) |
 Peru |
Loreto Region - for about 16km |
| 4°19′S 70°0′W / 4.317°S 70°W / -4.317; -70 (Brazil) |
Brazil |
Amazonas
Acre |
| 10°58′S 70°0′W / 10.967°S 70°W / -10.967; -70 (Peru) |
Peru |
Madre de Dios Region
Puno Region
Tacna Region |
| 18°16′S 70°0′W / 18.267°S 70°W / -18.267; -70 (Chile) |
 Chile |
|
| 29°19′S 70°0′W / 29.317°S 70°W / -29.317; -70 (Argentina) |
 Argentina |
For about 8km |
| 29°24′S 70°0′W / 29.4°S 70°W / -29.4; -70 (Chile) |
Chile |
|
| 30°23′S 70°0′W / 30.383°S 70°W / -30.383; -70 (Argentina) |
Argentina |
|
| 32°52′S 70°0′W / 32.867°S 70°W / -32.867; -70 (Chile) |
Chile |
For about 8km |
| 32°56′S 70°0′W / 32.933°S 70°W / -32.933; -70 (Argentina) |
Argentina |
|
| 33°16′S 70°0′W / 33.267°S 70°W / -33.267; -70 (Chile) |
Chile |
|
| 34°17′S 70°0′W / 34.283°S 70°W / -34.283; -70 (Argentina) |
Argentina |
|
| 52°0′S 70°0′W / 52°S 70°W / -52; -70 (Chile) |
Chile |
|
| 52°33′S 70°0′W / 52.55°S 70°W / -52.55; -70 (Straits of Magellan) |
Straits of Magellan |
|
| 52°50′S 70°0′W / 52.833°S 70°W / -52.833; -70 (Chile) |
Chile |
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Thompson Island, Waterman Island and Hoste Island |
| 55°22′S 70°0′W / 55.367°S 70°W / -55.367; -70 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
|
| 60°0′S 70°0′W / 60°S 70°W / -60; -70 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
|
| 69°17′S 70°0′W / 69.283°S 70°W / -69.283; -70 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Alexander Island and mainland - claimed by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica), Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory) |
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