97th meridian west

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The 97th meridian west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 97th meridian west forms a great circle with the 83rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 97th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N97°0′W / 90.000°N 97.000°W / 90.000; -97.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just west of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 80°5′N96°46′W / 80.083°N 96.767°W / 80.083; -96.767 (Axel Heiberg Island) )
Passing just east of the Fay Islands, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 79°38′N97°7′W / 79.633°N 97.117°W / 79.633; -97.117 (Fay Islands) )
78°44′N97°0′W / 78.733°N 97.000°W / 78.733; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutAmund Ringnes Island
77°48′N97°0′W / 77.800°N 97.000°W / 77.800; -97.000 Unnamed waterbodyPassing just east of Crescent Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 77°0′N97°5′W / 77.000°N 97.083°W / 77.000; -97.083 (Crescent Island) )
76°58′N97°0′W / 76.967°N 97.000°W / 76.967; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutPioneer Island
76°57′N97°0′W / 76.950°N 97.000°W / 76.950; -97.000 (Penny Strait) Penny Strait Passing just east of Spit Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 76°49′N97°0′W / 76.817°N 97.000°W / 76.817; -97.000 (Spit Island) )
Passing just west of Devon Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 76°44′N96°58′W / 76.733°N 96.967°W / 76.733; -96.967 (Devon Island) )
Passing just east of John Barrow Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 76°36′N97°6′W / 76.600°N 97.100°W / 76.600; -97.100 (John Barrow Island) )
Passing just east of Hyde Parker Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 76°29′N97°5′W / 76.483°N 97.083°W / 76.483; -97.083 (Hyde Parker Island) )
76°14′N97°0′W / 76.233°N 97.000°W / 76.233; -97.000 (Queens Channel) Queens Channel Passing just west of Des Voeux Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 76°10′N96°58′W / 76.167°N 96.967°W / 76.167; -96.967 (Des Voeux Island) )
Passing just west of Milne Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 75°36′N96°58′W / 75.600°N 96.967°W / 75.600; -96.967 (Milne Island) )
75°30′N97°0′W / 75.500°N 97.000°W / 75.500; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutLittle Cornwallis Island
75°27′N97°0′W / 75.450°N 97.000°W / 75.450; -97.000 (McDougall Sound) McDougall Sound Passing just east of Truro Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 75°17′N97°6′W / 75.283°N 97.100°W / 75.283; -97.100 (Truro Island) )
75°0′N97°0′W / 75.000°N 97.000°W / 75.000; -97.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel
73°45′N97°0′W / 73.750°N 97.000°W / 73.750; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutPrince of Wales Island
73°37′N97°0′W / 73.617°N 97.000°W / 73.617; -97.000 (Peel Sound) Peel Sound
73°16′N97°0′W / 73.267°N 97.000°W / 73.267; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutVivian Island and Prescott Island
72°56′N97°0′W / 72.933°N 97.000°W / 72.933; -97.000 (Browne Bay) Browne Bay Passing just west of Pandora Island, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 72°47′N96°58′W / 72.783°N 96.967°W / 72.783; -96.967 (Pandora Island) )
72°44′N97°0′W / 72.733°N 97.000°W / 72.733; -97.000 (Young Bay) Young Bay
72°38′N97°0′W / 72.633°N 97.000°W / 72.633; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutPrince of Wales Island and Hobday Island
71°43′N97°0′W / 71.717°N 97.000°W / 71.717; -97.000 (Franklin Strait) Franklin Strait
71°11′N97°0′W / 71.183°N 97.000°W / 71.183; -97.000 (Larsen Sound) Larsen Sound
70°7′N97°0′W / 70.117°N 97.000°W / 70.117; -97.000 (James Ross Strait) James Ross Strait Passing just east of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (at 69°53′N97°12′W / 69.883°N 97.200°W / 69.883; -97.200 (Clarence Islands) )
69°33′N97°0′W / 69.550°N 97.000°W / 69.550; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada NunavutKing William Island
68°34′N97°0′W / 68.567°N 97.000°W / 68.567; -97.000 (Simpson Strait) Simpson Strait
68°21′N97°0′W / 68.350°N 97.000°W / 68.350; -97.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Nunavut
Manitoba — from 60°0′N97°0′W / 60.000°N 97.000°W / 60.000; -97.000 (Manitoba) , passing through Lake Winnipeg. Also passing just east of the city of Winnipeg
49°0′N97°0′W / 49.000°N 97.000°W / 49.000; -97.000 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Minnesota
North Dakota — from 47°50′N97°0′W / 47.833°N 97.000°W / 47.833; -97.000 (North Dakota)
South Dakota — from 45°56′N97°0′W / 45.933°N 97.000°W / 45.933; -97.000 (South Dakota)
Nebraska — from 42°46′N97°0′W / 42.767°N 97.000°W / 42.767; -97.000 (Nebraska)
Kansas — from 40°0′N97°0′W / 40.000°N 97.000°W / 40.000; -97.000 (Kansas)
Oklahoma — from 37°0′N97°0′W / 37.000°N 97.000°W / 37.000; -97.000 (Oklahoma)
Texas — from 33°57′N97°0′W / 33.950°N 97.000°W / 33.950; -97.000 (Texas) , bisecting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, then passing directly through the city of Victoria and San José Island
27°54′N97°0′W / 27.900°N 97.000°W / 27.900; -97.000 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
20°30′N97°0′W / 20.500°N 97.000°W / 20.500; -97.000 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Veracruz
Puebla — for about 6 km from 19°18′N97°0′W / 19.300°N 97.000°W / 19.300; -97.000 (Puebla)
Veracruz — from 19°14′N97°0′W / 19.233°N 97.000°W / 19.233; -97.000 (Veracruz)
Puebla — from 18°30′N97°0′W / 18.500°N 97.000°W / 18.500; -97.000 (Puebla)
Oaxaca — from 18°11′N97°0′W / 18.183°N 97.000°W / 18.183; -97.000 (Oaxaca)
15°47′N97°0′W / 15.783°N 97.000°W / 15.783; -97.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S97°0′W / 60.000°S 97.000°W / -60.000; -97.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°45′S97°0′W / 71.750°S 97.000°W / -71.750; -97.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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