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.

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117th meridian west

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′W32°5’ N 117°‘ W, Santee, California
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
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