99th meridian west

The meridian 99° 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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99th meridian west

The 99th meridian west forms a great circle with the 81st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 99th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 99°0′W Arctic Ocean
80°6′N 99°0′W  Canada NunavutMeighen Island
79°43′N 99°0′W Peary Channel
78°49′N 99°0′W Hassel Sound
78°5′N 99°0′W  Canada NunavutEllef Ringnes Island
77°53′N 99°0′W Unnamed waterbody
76°40′N 99°0′W  Canada NunavutRicards Island and Bathurst Island
75°0′N 99°0′W Parry Channel Passing just west of Young Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 74°18′N 98°50′W)
Passing just east of Hamilton Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 74°11′N 99°8′W)
73°59′N 99°0′W  Canada NunavutRussell Island, Mecham Island and Prince of Wales Island
71°24′N 99°0′W Larsen Sound
69°58′N 99°0′W Victoria Strait
69°9′N 99°0′W  Canada NunavutKing William Island
68°56′N 99°0′W Queen Maud Gulf
68°4′N 99°0′W  Canada NunavutO'Reilly Island
68°1′N 99°0′W Queen Maud Gulf
67°43′N 99°0′W  Canada Nunavut
Manitoba — from 60°0′N 99°0′W, passing through Lake Winnipeg
49°0′N 99°0′W  United States North Dakota
South Dakota — from 45°56′N 99°0′W
Nebraska — from 43°0′N 99°0′W
Kansas — from 40°0′N 99°0′W
Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 99°0′W
Texas — from 34°13′N 99°0′W
26°23′N 99°0′W  Mexico Tamaulipas
Nuevo León — from 26°5′N 99°0′W
Tamaulipas — from 25°4′N 99°0′W
San Luis Potosí — from 22°34′N 99°0′W
Hidalgo — from 21°17′N 99°0′W
Mexico State — from 20°2′N 99°0′W
Hidalgo — from 19°53′N 99°0′W
Mexico State — from 19°49′N 99°0′W
Federal District — from 19°22′N 99°0′W
Morelos — from 19°5′N 99°0′W
Puebla — from 18°23′N 99°0′W
Guerrero — from 18°15′N 99°0′W
Puebla — from 18°23′N 99°0′W
16°35′N 99°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 99°0′W Southern Ocean
71°40′S 99°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

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