75th meridian west

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75th meridian west

The meridian 75° 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 mean solar time of this meridian is the base for the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5 during standard time).

Stations belonging to the American Weather Service begin submitting weather reports when the mean solar time of this meridian is 8:00 am. Report collection ends 30–40 minutes later and the data is used to create the day's weather forecast.[1]

The 75th meridian west forms a great circle with the 105th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 75th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Canada NunavutEllesmere Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baffin Bay
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Canada NunavutBaffin Island and Foley Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Foxe Basin Passing just to the east of Prince Charles Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Canada NunavutFoxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hudson Strait
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Canada Quebec
Ontario — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States New York
Pennsylvania — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
New Jersey — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pennsylvania — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
New Jersey — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Delaware Bay
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Delmarva Peninsula,  United States (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Conception Island,  Bahamas (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of Rum Cay,  Bahamas (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Bahamas Long Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Cuba
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing just east of Navassa Island,  United States Minor Outlying Islands (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Colombia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Peru Loreto Region
Ucayali Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Huánuco Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pasco Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Junín Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Huancavelica Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Ayacucho Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Ica Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Arequipa Region — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Guafo Island,  Chile (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Guamblín Island,  Chile (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Chile
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Gulf of Penas
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Chile Several islands in the Patagonic Archipelago, including Wager Island, Prat Island, Serrano Island, Knorr Island, Wellington Island, Angamos Island, Madre de Dios Island, Anafur Island, Doñas Island, Valenzuela Island, Dagigno Island, Agustin Island, Diego de Almagro Island, Jorge Montt Island, Ramirez Island and Contreras Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Territory claimed by  Chile (Antártica Chilena Province) and by the  United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory)

See also

References

  1. Moore.Descriptive Meteorology. D. Appleton and Company., 1910, p. 217.