75th meridian west
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Template:Short description Template:Location map-line Template:Side box The meridian 75° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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.[2]
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 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Arctic Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Nunavut — Ellesmere Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Baffin Bay Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Nunavut — Baffin Island and Foley Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Foxe Basin Passing just to the east of Prince Charles Island, Nunavut, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Nunavut — Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Hudson Strait Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Quebec
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Pennsylvania — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
New Jersey — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pennsylvania — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (passing through Northeast Philadelphia Airport)
New Jersey — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Delaware Bay Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Atlantic Ocean Passing just east of the Delmarva Peninsula, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
Passing just east of Conception Island, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
Passing just west of Rum Cay, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Long Island Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Atlantic Ocean Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Caribbean Sea Passing just east of Navassa Island, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Script error: No such module "flag". Loreto Region
Ucayali Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Huánuco Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Pasco Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Junín Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Huancavelica Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Ayacucho Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Ica Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Arequipa Region — from Script error: No such module "Coordinates".Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Guafo Island, Script error: No such module "flag". (at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)
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