97th meridian west

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 80.08333°N, -96.76667°W) Passing just east of the Fay Islands, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 79.63333°N, -97.11667°W)
 * 78.73333°N, -97°W
 * 78.73333°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — Amund Ringnes Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.8°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Crescent Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 77°N, -97.08333°W)
 * 76.96667°N, -97°W
 * 76.96667°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — Pioneer Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.95°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Spit Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 76.81667°N, -97°W) Passing just west of Devon Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 76.73333°N, -96.96667°W) Passing just east of John Barrow Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 76.6°N, -97.1°W) Passing just east of Hyde Parker Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 76.48333°N, -97.08333°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.23333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Des Voeux Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 76.16667°N, -96.96667°W) Passing just west of Milne Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 75.6°N, -96.96667°W)
 * 75.5°N, -97°W
 * 75.5°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — Little Cornwallis Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.45°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Truro Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 75.28333°N, -97.1°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75°N, -97°W
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 * 73.75°N, -97°W
 * 73.75°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.61667°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.61667°N, -97°W
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 * 73.26667°N, -97°W
 * 73.26667°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — Vivian Island and Prescott Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.93333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.93333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Pandora Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 72.78333°N, -96.96667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.73333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.73333°N, -97°W
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 * 72.63333°N, -97°W
 * 72.63333°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island and Hobday Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.71667°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.71667°N, -97°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.18333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.18333°N, -97°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.11667°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 (at 69.88333°N, -97.2°W)
 * 69.55°N, -97°W
 * 69.55°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut — King William Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.56667°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.56667°N, -97°W
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 * 68.35°N, -97°W
 * Nunavut Manitoba — from 60°N, -97°W, passing through Lake Winnipeg. Also passing just east of the city of Winnipeg
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 * 49°N, -97°W
 * Minnesota North Dakota — from 47.83333°N, -97°W South Dakota — from 45.93333°N, -97°W Nebraska — from 42.76667°N, -97°W Kansas — from 40°N, -97°W Oklahoma — from 37°N, -97°W Texas — from 33.95°N, -97°W, bisecting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, then passing directly through the city of Victoria and San José Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.9°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 27.9°N, -97°W
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 * 20.5°N, -97°W
 * Veracruz Puebla — for about 6 km from 19.3°N, -97°W Veracruz — from 19.23333°N, -97°W Puebla — from 18.5°N, -97°W Oaxaca — from 18.18333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 15.78333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 15.78333°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -97°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -97°W
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 * -71.75°N, -97°W
 * -71.75°N, -97°W
 * Unclaimed territory
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