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

See also

• 116th meridian west
• 118th meridian west