75th meridian west

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The meridian 75ยฐ 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 US National Weather Service begin submitting weather reports when the mean solar time of this meridian is 8:00 am. Report collection ends 30โ€“40 minutes later and the data is used to create the day's weather forecast. 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: ! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" width="125" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baffin Bay ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hudson Strait ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Delaware Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica

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