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The '''meridian 75° west of [[Prime Meridian|Greenwich]]''' is a line of [[longitude]]<ref>{{cite web |title=What is longitude? |url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html |website=oceanservice.noaa.gov |access-date=30 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref> 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 US [[National 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.<ref name="Moore1910p217" />

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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" width="125" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|83|3|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Ellesmere Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|32|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Baffin Bay]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|72|18|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Baffin Island]] and [[Foley Island]]
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|22|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Foxe Basin]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just to the east of [[Prince Charles Island]], [[Nunavut]], {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|68|8|N|75|0|W|type:isle|name=Prince Charles Island}})
|-
| {{Coord|65|22|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] — [[Foxe Peninsula]], [[Baffin Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|64|25|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Hudson Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Hudson Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|62|16|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Quebec]]<br/> [[Ontario]] — from {{Coord|45|36|N|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Ontario}}
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|44|59|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[New York (state)|New York]]<br/> [[Pennsylvania]] — from {{Coord|41|31|N|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Pennsylvania}}<br/> [[New Jersey]] — from {{Coord|41|4|N|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=New Jersey}}<br/> Pennsylvania — from {{Coord|40|25|N|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Pennsylvania}} (passing through [[Northeast Philadelphia Airport]])<br/> New Jersey — from {{Coord|40|2|N|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=New Jersey}}
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|39|11|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Delaware Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Delaware Bay]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|50|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the [[Delmarva Peninsula]], {{USA}} (at {{Coord|38|26|N|75|3|W|type:landmark|name=Delmarva Peninsula}})<br/> Passing just east of [[Conception Island, Bahamas|Conception Island]], {{BHS}} (at {{Coord|23|50|N|75|6|W|type:isle|name=Conception Island}})<br/> Passing just west of [[Rum Cay]], {{BHS}} (at {{Coord|23|40|N|74|57|W|type:isle|name=Rum Cay}})
|-
| {{Coord|23|7|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Bahamas}}
! scope="row" | {{BHS}}
| [[Long Island, Bahamas|Long Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|23|5|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|20|42|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Cuba}}
! scope="row" | {{CUB}}
|
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|19|55|N|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Caribbean Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Caribbean Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of [[Navassa Island]], {{UMI}} (at {{Coord|18|24|N|75|0|W|type:isle|name=Navassa Island}})
|-
| {{Coord|10|59|N|75|0|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}
! scope="row" | {{COL}}
|
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|0|7|S|75|0|W|type:country|name=Peru}}
! scope="row" | {{PER}}
| [[Loreto Region]]<br/> [[Ucayali Region]] — from {{Coord|7|59|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Ucayali}}<br/> [[Huánuco Region]] — from {{Coord|8|48|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Huánuco}}<br/> [[Pasco Region]] — from {{Coord|9|47|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Pasco}}<br/> [[Junín Region]] — from {{Coord|10|45|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Junín}}<br/> [[Huancavelica Region]] — from {{Coord|11|57|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Huancavelica}}<br/> [[Ayacucho Region]] — from {{Coord|14|7|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Ayacucho}}<br/> [[Ica Region]] — from {{Coord|14|38|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Ica}}<br/> [[Arequipa Region]] — from {{Coord|15|27|S|75|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Arequipa}}
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|15|28|S|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of [[Guafo Island]], {{CHI}} (at {{Coord|43|34|S|74|49|W|type:isle|name=Guafo Island}})<br/> Passing just east of [[Guamblín Island]], {{CHI}} (at {{Coord|44|51|S|75|1|W|type:isle|name=Guamblín Island}})
|-
| {{Coord|45|52|S|75|0|W|type:country|name=Chile}}
! scope="row" | {{CHI}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|46|45|S|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Penas]]
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|47|42|S|75|0|W|type:country|name=Chile}}
! scope="row" | {{CHI}}
| 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]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|52|7|S|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|75|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|69|31|S|75|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| Territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{CHI}} ([[Antártica Chilena Province]]) and by the {{UK}} ([[British Antarctic Territory]])
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[74th meridian west]]
*[[76th meridian west]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Moore1910p217">Moore.''Descriptive Meteorology''. D. Appleton and Company., 1910, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qaYRAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22descriptive%20meteorology%22%201910..1911&pg=PA217 p. 217].</ref>
}}

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