117th meridian west

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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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 117°0′W	Arctic Ocean
77°28′N 117°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°20′N 117°0′W	Fitzwilliam Strait
76°12′N 117°0′W	Kellett Strait
75°44′N 117°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Melville Island
75°34′N 117°0′W	Purchase Bay
75°29′N 117°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Melville Island
75°9′N 117°0′W	M'Clure Strait
74°7′N 117°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
73°7′N 117°0′W	Prince of Wales Strait
72°57′N 117°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
70°32′N 117°0′W	Prince Albert Sound
70°6′N 117°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from 70°0′N 117°0′W on Victoria Island Northwest Territories — from 69°49′N 117°0′W on Victoria Island
69°41′N 117°0′W	Dolphin and Union Strait
68°54′N 117°0′W	Canada	Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 66°52′N 117°0′W Alberta — from 60°0′N 117°0′W British Columbia — from 51°50′N 117°0′W
49°0′N 117°0′W	United States	Idaho Washington — from 46°18′N 117°0′W Oregon — from 46°0′N 117°0′W Idaho — from 44°46′N 117°0′W Oregon — from 44°15′N 117°0′W Idaho — from 43°52′N 117°0′W Nevada — from 42°0′N 117°0′W California — from 36°51′N 117°0′W and passing through Santee, California at 33°5’ N 117° W.
32°33′N 117°0′W	Mexico	Baja California — passing just east of Tijuana
32°16′N 117°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 117°0′W	Southern Ocean
73°57′S 117°0′W	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 116th meridian west
• 118th meridian west