74th meridian west

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74th meridian west

The meridian 74° 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.

In the United States, the meridian passes through New York City.

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the western limit of the Argentinian territorial claim, and passes through the Chilean and British claims - the three claims overlap.

The 74th meridian west forms a great circle with the 106th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 74th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 74°0′W	Arctic Ocean
82°56′N 74°0′W	Canada	Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
79°27′N 74°0′W	Nares Strait
78°0′N 74°0′W	Baffin Bay
71°44′N 74°0′W	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
68°30′N 74°0′W	Foxe Basin
68°3′N 74°0′W	Canada	Nunavut - Air Force Island
67°47′N 74°0′W	Foxe Basin
66°19′N 74°0′W	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
65°50′N 74°0′W	Foxe Basin
65°30′N 74°0′W	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
64°17′N 74°0′W	Hudson Strait
62°40′N 74°0′W	Canada	Nunavut - Charles Island
62°24′N 74°0′W	Hudson Strait
62°22′N 74°0′W	Canada	Quebec
45°0′N 74°0′W	United States	New York New Jersey New York - Manhattan Island and Long Island
40°34′N 74°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Lower New York Bay
40°28′N 74°0′W	United States	New Jersey
40°13′N 74°0′W	Atlantic Ocean
22°41′N 74°0′W	Bahamas	Island of Acklins
22°20′N 74°0′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just east of Cuba
20°0′N 74°0′W	Caribbean Sea
18°36′N 74°0′W	Haiti	Tiburon Peninsula, island of Hispaniola
18°10′N 74°0′W	Caribbean Sea
11°21′N 74°0′W	Colombia	Passing just east of Bogotá
1°7′S 74°0′W	Peru
16°2′S 74°0′W	Pacific Ocean
41°47′S 74°0′W	Chile	Chiloé Island
43°24′S 74°0′W	Gulf of Corcovado
43°47′S 74°0′W	Chile	Chonos Archipelago, Taitao Peninsula (mainland), Merino Jarpa Island, mainland, and several islands in the Patagonic Archipelago
52°42′S 74°0′W	Straits of Magellan
52°58′S 74°0′W	Chile	Desolación Island
53°11′S 74°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 74°0′W	Southern Ocean
69°39′S 74°0′W	Antarctica	The western limit of Argentine Antarctica, claimed by Argentina, and passing through Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by Chile, and British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom

See also

• 73rd meridian west
• 75th meridian west