97th meridian west

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The 97th meridian west of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] 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.

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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 Nunavut — Amund 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 Nunavut — Pioneer 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 Nunavut — Little 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 Nunavut — Prince 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 Nunavut — Vivian 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 Nunavut — Prince 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 Nunavut — King 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 (23px).png  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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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