72nd meridian west
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72nd meridian west
The meridian 72° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America,[1] the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 72nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 108th meridian east.[1]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 72nd meridian west passes through:
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See also
References
- ^ a b "The Bridge" (PDF). Vol. 4, no. 4. Connecticut: Connecticut State Prison. 1964-12-01. JSTOR 30002537 – via JSTOR.
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