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, 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.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 72nd meridian west passes through: