117th meridian west

The meridian 117° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 117th meridian west forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -117°W
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 * 77.46667°N, -117°W
 * 77.46667°N, -117°W
 * Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.33333°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.33333°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.2°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.2°N, -117°W
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 * 75.73333°N, -117°W
 * 75.73333°N, -117°W
 * Northwest Territories — Melville Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.56667°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.56667°N, -117°W
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 * 75.48333°N, -117°W
 * 75.48333°N, -117°W
 * Northwest Territories — Melville Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.15°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.15°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 74.11667°N, -117°W
 * 74.11667°N, -117°W
 * Northwest Territories — Banks Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.11667°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.11667°N, -117°W
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 * 72.95°N, -117°W
 * 72.95°N, -117°W
 * Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.53333°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.53333°N, -117°W
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 * 70.1°N, -117°W
 * Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from 70°N, -117°W on Victoria Island Northwest Territories — from 69.81667°N, -117°W on Victoria Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.68333°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.68333°N, -117°W
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 * 68.9°N, -117°W
 * Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 66.86667°N, -117°W Alberta — from 60°N, -117°W British Columbia — from 51.83333°N, -117°W
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 * 49°N, -117°W
 * Idaho Washington — from 46.3°N, -117°W Oregon — from 46°N, -117°W Idaho — from 44.76667°N, -117°W Oregon — from 44.25°N, -117°W Idaho — from 43.86667°N, -117°W Nevada — from 42°N, -117°W California — from 36.85°N, -117°W and passing through Santee, California at 33°5’ N 117° W.
 * 32.55°N, -117°W
 * 32.55°N, -117°W
 * Baja California — passing just east of Tijuana
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32.26667°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32.26667°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -117°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -117°W
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 * -73.95°N, -117°W
 * -73.95°N, -117°W
 * Unclaimed territory
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