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.

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97th meridian west

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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 97°0′W Arctic Ocean Passing just west of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 80°5′N 96°46′W)
Passing just east of the Fay Islands, Nunavut,  Canada (at 79°38′N 97°7′W)
78°44′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Amund Ringnes Island
77°48′N 97°0′W Unnamed waterbody Passing just east of Crescent Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 77°0′N 97°5′W)
76°58′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Pioneer Island
76°57′N 97°0′W Penny Strait Passing just east of Spit Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 76°49′N 97°0′W)
Passing just west of Devon Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 76°44′N 96°58′W)
Passing just east of John Barrow Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 76°36′N 97°6′W)
Passing just east of Hyde Parker Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 76°29′N 97°5′W)
76°14′N 97°0′W Queens Channel Passing just west of Des Voeux Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 76°10′N 96°58′W)
Passing just west of Milne Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°36′N 96°58′W)
75°30′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Little Cornwallis Island
75°27′N 97°0′W McDougall Sound Passing just east of Truro Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°17′N 97°6′W)
75°0′N 97°0′W Parry Channel
73°45′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island
73°37′N 97°0′W Peel Sound
73°16′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Vivian Island and Prescott Island
72°56′N 97°0′W Browne Bay Passing just west of Pandora Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 72°47′N 96°58′W)
72°44′N 97°0′W Young Bay
72°38′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island and Hobday Island
71°43′N 97°0′W Franklin Strait
71°11′N 97°0′W Larsen Sound
70°7′N 97°0′W James Ross Strait Passing just east of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut,  Canada (at 69°53′N 97°12′W)
69°33′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut — King William Island
68°34′N 97°0′W Simpson Strait
68°21′N 97°0′W  Canada Nunavut
Manitoba — from 60°0′N 97°0′W, passing through Lake Winnipeg. Also passing just east of the city of Winnipeg
49°0′N 97°0′W  United States Minnesota
North Dakota — from 47°50′N 97°0′W
South Dakota — from 45°56′N 97°0′W
Nebraska — from 42°46′N 97°0′W
Kansas — from 40°0′N 97°0′W
Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 97°0′W
Texas — from 33°57′N 97°0′W, bisecting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, then passing directly through the city of Victoria and San José Island
27°54′N 97°0′W Gulf of Mexico
20°30′N 97°0′W  Mexico Veracruz
Puebla — for about 6 km from 19°18′N 97°0′W
Veracruz — from 19°14′N 97°0′W
Puebla — from 18°30′N 97°0′W
Oaxaca — from 18°11′N 97°0′W
15°47′N 97°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 97°0′W Southern Ocean
71°45′S 97°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory
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