71st meridian west
# 71st meridian west

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.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 71st meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 71.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -71.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°6′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿83.100°N 71.000°W﻿ / 83.100; -71.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Ellesmere Island 79°50′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿79.833°N 71.000°W﻿ / 79.833; -71.000﻿ (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 78°37′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.617°N 71.000°W﻿ / 78.617; -71.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Inglefield Land 77°46′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.767°N 71.000°W﻿ / 77.767; -71.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 77°28′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.467°N 71.000°W﻿ / 77.467; -71.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Herbert Island 77°22′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.367°N 71.000°W﻿ / 77.367; -71.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 77°9′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.150°N 71.000°W﻿ / 77.150; -71.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland 76°58′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.967°N 71.000°W﻿ / 76.967; -71.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 71°3′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.050°N 71.000°W﻿ / 71.050; -71.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Baffin Island and Big Island 62°49′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿62.817°N 71.000°W﻿ / 62.817; -71.000﻿ (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 61°8′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.133°N 71.000°W﻿ / 61.133; -71.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Quebec – passing through Île d'Orléans east of Quebec City at 46°57'N 45°21′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.350°N 71.000°W﻿ / 45.350; -71.000﻿ (United States)  United States Maine New Hampshire – from 43°58′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.967°N 71.000°W﻿ / 43.967; -71.000﻿ (New Hampshire) Massachusetts – from 42°52′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.867°N 71.000°W﻿ / 42.867; -71.000﻿ (Massachusetts) 42°21′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.350°N 71.000°W﻿ / 42.350; -71.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Boston Harbor – passing just east of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (at 42°22′N 71°3′W﻿ / ﻿42.367°N 71.050°W﻿ / 42.367; -71.050﻿ (Boston)) 42°16′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.267°N 71.000°W﻿ / 42.267; -71.000﻿ (United States)  United States Massachusetts 41°31′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.517°N 71.000°W﻿ / 41.517; -71.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just west of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, United States (at 41°25′N 70°57′W﻿ / ﻿41.417°N 70.950°W﻿ / 41.417; -70.950﻿ (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 / ﻿21.500°N 71.117°W﻿ / 21.500; -71.117﻿ (Grand Turk Island)) 19°56′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.933°N 71.000°W﻿ / 19.933; -71.000﻿ (Dominican Republic)  Dominican Republic Island of Hispaniola 18°18′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.300°N 71.000°W﻿ / 18.300; -71.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 11°6′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿11.100°N 71.000°W﻿ / 11.100; -71.000﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela 6°59′N 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿6.983°N 71.000°W﻿ / 6.983; -71.000﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 2°17′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿2.283°S 71.000°W﻿ / -2.283; -71.000﻿ (Peru)  Peru Passing 4 km west of Moquegua 4°23′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿4.383°S 71.000°W﻿ / -4.383; -71.000﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas Acre – from 8°0′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿8.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -8.000; -71.000﻿ (Acre) 9°49′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿9.817°S 71.000°W﻿ / -9.817; -71.000﻿ (Peru)  Peru 17°53′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.883°S 71.000°W﻿ / -17.883; -71.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 27°41′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.683°S 71.000°W﻿ / -27.683; -71.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Passing 1.25 km east of Cerro El Roble Observatory in La Campana National Park 36°29′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.483°S 71.000°W﻿ / -36.483; -71.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 38°21′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.350°S 71.000°W﻿ / -38.350; -71.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile 38°46′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.767°S 71.000°W﻿ / -38.767; -71.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 52°0′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -52.000; -71.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Passing just west of Punta Arenas at 53°10′S 70°56′W﻿ / ﻿53.167°S 70.933°W﻿ / -53.167; -70.933﻿ (Punta Arenas) 53°48′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿53.800°S 71.000°W﻿ / -53.800; -71.000﻿ (Straits of Magellan) Straits of Magellan 54°5′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.083°S 71.000°W﻿ / -54.083; -71.000﻿ (Chile)  Chile Aracena Island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Stewart Island and Londonderry Island 54°59′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿54.983°S 71.000°W﻿ / -54.983; -71.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 71.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -71.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°52′S 71°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.867°S 71.000°W﻿ / -68.867; -71.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and mainland – claimed by Argentina (Argentine Antarctica), Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)
