87th meridian west

The meridian 87° 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 Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 87th meridian west forms a great circle with the 93rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.01667°N, -87°W
 * 82.01667°N, -87°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.73333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.73333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79.95°N, -87°W
 * 79.95°N, -87°W
 * Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island and Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.38333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.38333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 75.51667°N, -87°W
 * 75.51667°N, -87°W
 * Nunavut — Devon Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.48333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.48333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 73.81667°N, -87°W
 * 73.81667°N, -87°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island and Crown Prince Frederik Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.01667°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.01667°N, -87°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.25°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Wales Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 68.08333°N, -86.95°W)
 * 67.35°N, -87°W
 * 67.35°N, -87°W
 * Nunavut — mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.03333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.03333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 63.85°N, -87°W
 * 63.85°N, -87°W
 * Nunavut — Southampton Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.55°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.55°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 55.91667°N, -87°W
 * 55.91667°N, -87°W
 * Ontario — mainland and Slate Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.61667°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.61667°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 46.51667°N, -87°W
 * 46.51667°N, -87°W
 * Michigan
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.81667°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.81667°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 45.3°N, -87°W
 * 45.3°N, -87°W
 * Wisconsin — Door Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.2°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.2°N, -87°W
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 * 41.68333°N, -87°W
 * Indiana Kentucky — from 37.91667°N, -87°W Tennessee — from 36.65°N, -87°W Alabama — from 35°N, -87°W Florida — from 31°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.35°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.35°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 21.56667°N, -87°W
 * 21.56667°N, -87°W
 * Quintana Roo — Yucatán Peninsula and island of Cozumel
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.28333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Banco Chinchorro, 🇲🇽 (at 18.68333°N, -87.23333°W) Passing just west of the island of Útila, 🇭🇳 (at 16.08333°N, -86.98333°W)
 * 15.76667°N, -87°W
 * 15.76667°N, -87°W
 * 13.01667°N, -87°W
 * 13.01667°N, -87°W
 * 13.01667°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.33333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.33333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12.33333°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Cocos Island, 🇨🇷 (at 5.53333°N, -87.03333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -87°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -72.88333°N, -87°W
 * -72.88333°N, -87°W
 * Territory claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province)
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