71st meridian west
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The meridian 71° 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 71st meridian west forms a great circle with the 109th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 71st meridian west passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
| 90°0′N 71°0′W / 90°N 71°W / 90; -71 (Arctic Ocean) |
Arctic Ocean |
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| 83°6′N 71°0′W / 83.1°N 71°W / 83.1; -71 (Canada) |
 Canada |
Ellesmere Island, Nunavut |
| 79°50′N 71°0′W / 79.833°N 71°W / 79.833; -71 (Nares Strait) |
Nares Strait |
|
| 78°37′N 71°0′W / 78.617°N 71°W / 78.617; -71 (Greenland) |
 Greenland |
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| 77°46′N 71°0′W / 77.767°N 71°W / 77.767; -71 (Baffin Bay) |
Baffin Bay |
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| 77°28′N 71°0′W / 77.467°N 71°W / 77.467; -71 (Greenland) |
Greenland |
Herbert Island |
| 77°22′N 71°0′W / 77.367°N 71°W / 77.367; -71 (Baffin Bay) |
Baffin Bay |
|
| 77°9′N 71°0′W / 77.15°N 71°W / 77.15; -71 (Greenland) |
Greenland |
|
| 76°58′N 71°0′W / 76.967°N 71°W / 76.967; -71 (Baffin Bay) |
Baffin Bay |
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| 71°3′N 71°0′W / 71.05°N 71°W / 71.05; -71 (Canada) |
Canada |
Baffin Island and Big Island, Nunavut |
| 62°49′N 71°0′W / 62.817°N 71°W / 62.817; -71 (Hudson Strait) |
Hudson Strait |
|
| 61°8′N 71°0′W / 61.133°N 71°W / 61.133; -71 (Canada) |
Canada |
Quebec |
| 45°21′N 71°0′W / 45.35°N 71°W / 45.35; -71 (United States) |
 United States |
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts |
| 42°21′N 71°0′W / 42.35°N 71°W / 42.35; -71 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Boston Harbor - passing just east of Boston |
| 42°16′N 71°0′W / 42.267°N 71°W / 42.267; -71 (United States) |
United States |
Massachusetts |
| 41°31′N 71°0′W / 41.517°N 71°W / 41.517; -71 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Passing just west of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, United States (at 41°25′N 70°57′W / 41.417°N 70.95°W / 41.417; -70.95 (Cuttyhunk))
Passing just west of the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States (at 41°20′N 70°50′W / 41.333°N 70.833°W / 41.333; -70.833 (Martha's Vineyard))
Passing just east of Grand Turk Island,  Turks and Caicos Islands (at 21°30′N 71°7′W / 21.5°N 71.117°W / 21.5; -71.117 (east of Grand Turk Island)) |
| 19°56′N 71°0′W / 19.933°N 71°W / 19.933; -71 (Dominican Republic) |
 Dominican Republic |
Island of Hispaniola |
| 18°18′N 71°0′W / 18.3°N 71°W / 18.3; -71 (Caribbean Sea) |
Caribbean Sea |
|
| 11°6′N 71°0′W / 11.1°N 71°W / 11.1; -71 (Venezuela) |
 Venezuela |
|
| 6°59′N 71°0′W / 6.983°N 71°W / 6.983; -71 (Colombia) |
 Colombia |
|
| 2°17′S 71°0′W / 2.283°S 71°W / -2.283; -71 (Peru) |
 Peru |
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| 4°23′S 71°0′W / 4.383°S 71°W / -4.383; -71 (Brazil) |
 Brazil |
Amazonas
Acre |
| 9°49′S 71°0′W / 9.817°S 71°W / -9.817; -71 (Peru) |
Peru |
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| 17°53′S 71°0′W / 17.883°S 71°W / -17.883; -71 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
|
| 27°41′S 71°0′W / 27.683°S 71°W / -27.683; -71 (Chile) |
 Chile |
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| 36°29′S 71°0′W / 36.483°S 71°W / -36.483; -71 (Argentina) |
 Argentina |
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| 38°21′S 71°0′W / 38.35°S 71°W / -38.35; -71 (Chile) |
Chile |
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| 38°46′S 71°0′W / 38.767°S 71°W / -38.767; -71 (Argentina) |
Argentina |
|
| 52°0′S 71°0′W / 52°S 71°W / -52; -71 (Chile) |
Chile |
|
| 53°48′S 71°0′W / 53.8°S 71°W / -53.8; -71 (Straits of Magellan) |
Straits of Magellan |
|
| 54°5′S 71°0′W / 54.083°S 71°W / -54.083; -71 (Chile) |
Chile |
Aracena Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Stewart Island and Londonderry Island |
| 54°59′S 71°0′W / 54.983°S 71°W / -54.983; -71 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
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| 60°0′S 71°0′W / 60°S 71°W / -60; -71 (Southern Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
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| 68°52′S 71°0′W / 68.867°S 71°W / -68.867; -71 (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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