98th meridian west

The meridian 98° 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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98th meridian west

The 98th meridian west forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 98th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 98°0′W	Arctic Ocean	Passing just west of the Fay Islands, Nunavut,  Canada (at 79°35′N 97°40′W)
78°49′N 98°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Amund Ringnes Island
78°17′N 98°0′W	Hassel Sound
77°50′N 98°0′W	Unnamed waterbody
76°34′N 98°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Loney Island and Bathurst Island
75°1′N 98°0′W	Parry Channel	Passing just east of Garrett Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 74°45′N 98°8′W) Passing just west of Lowther Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 74°29′N 97°47′W)
74°7′N 98°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Russell Island and Prince of Wales Island
71°40′N 98°0′W	Larsen Sound
69°54′N 98°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — King William Island
68°42′N 98°0′W	Simpson Strait
68°32′N 98°0′W	Canada	Nunavut Manitoba — from 60°0′N 98°0′W, passing through Lake Winnipeg
49°0′N 98°0′W	United States	North Dakota South Dakota — from 45°56′N 98°0′W Nebraska — from 42°46′N 98°0′W Kansas — from 40°0′N 98°0′W Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 98°0′W Texas — from 34°0′N 98°0′W, passing through the West Pole in Bee Cave, Texas
26°3′N 98°0′W	Mexico	Tamaulipas Veracruz — from 22°21′N 98°0′W Hidalgo — from 20°36′N 98°0′W Puebla — from 20°28′N 98°0′W Tlaxcala — from 19°38′N 98°0′W Puebla — from 19°13′N 98°0′W Oaxaca — from 17°59′N 98°0′W
16°7′N 98°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 98°0′W	Southern Ocean
71°48′S 98°0′W	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 97th meridian west
• 99th meridian west