88th meridian west

The meridian 88° 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 88th meridian west forms a great circle with the 92nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 88th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.1°N, -88°W
 * 82.1°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.68333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80.68333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 80.43333°N, -88°W
 * 80.43333°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.48333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78.48333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 77.81667°N, -88°W
 * 77.81667°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.6°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.6°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 77.11667°N, -88°W
 * 77.11667°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.36667°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.36667°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 75.51667°N, -88°W
 * 75.51667°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Devon Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.46667°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.46667°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 73.65°N, -88°W
 * 73.65°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.3°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.3°N, -88°W
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 * 68.8°N, -88°W
 * 68.8°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — Simpson Peninsula (mainland)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.23333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.23333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 67.63333°N, -88°W
 * 67.63333°N, -88°W
 * Nunavut — mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.28333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.28333°N, -88°W
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 * 56.46667°N, -88°W
 * 56.46667°N, -88°W
 * Ontario — mainland and St. Ignace Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.73333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.73333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 47.46667°N, -88°W
 * 47.46667°N, -88°W
 * Michigan — Keweenaw Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.3°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.3°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Keweenaw Bay
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 * 46.9°N, -88°W
 * Michigan Wisconsin — from 45.78333°N, -88°W, passing through Milwaukee (at 43.03333°N, -88°W) Illinois — from 42.5°N, -88°W, passing through the outskirts of Chicago (at 41.91667°N, -88°W) Indiana — for about 2 km from 38.1°N, -88°W Illinois — for about 4 km from 38.08333°N, -88°W Indiana — from 38.05°N, -88°W Kentucky — from 37.78333°N, -88°W Tennessee — from 36.68333°N, -88°W Alabama — from 35°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.7°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.7°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 30.23333°N, -88°W
 * 30.23333°N, -88°W
 * Alabama — Mobile Point peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.21667°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 30.21667°N, -88°W
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 * 21.6°N, -88°W
 * Yucatán Quintana Roo — from 20.4°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.45°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18.45°N, -88°W
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 * 17.9°N, -88°W
 * 17.9°N, -88°W
 * Ambergris Caye
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.78333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.78333°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing by several islands of 🇧🇿
 * 15.78333°N, -88°W
 * 15.78333°N, -88°W
 * Passing just east of San Pedro Sula at 15.5°N, -88.03333°W
 * 13.86667°N, -88°W
 * 13.86667°N, -88°W
 * Morazán — Passing through the districts of Corinto, Sociedad, and Jocoro. La Unión — Passing through the districts of Yucuaiquín, Yayantique, El Carmen and Intipucá from 13.56667°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13.15°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13.15°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -88°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -72.76667°N, -88°W
 * -72.76667°N, -88°W
 * Territory claimed by (Antártica Chilena Province)
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