116th meridian west

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116th meridian west

The meridian 116° 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.

The 116th meridian west forms a great circle with the 64th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 116°0′W	Arctic Ocean
77°27′N 116°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°39′N 116°0′W	Fitzwilliam Strait
76°12′N 116°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Melville Island
75°1′N 116°0′W	M'Clure Strait
73°46′N 116°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
73°18′N 116°0′W	Prince of Wales Strait
73°7′N 116°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
70°32′N 116°0′W	Prince Albert Sound
70°14′N 116°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from 70°0′N 116°0′W on Victoria Island
69°20′N 116°0′W	Dolphin and Union Strait
68°57′N 116°0′W	Canada	Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 66°34′N 116°0′W, passing through the Great Slave Lake Alberta — from 60°0′N 116°0′W British Columbia — from 51°8′N 116°0′W
49°0′N 116°0′W	United States	Montana Idaho — from 47°55′N 116°0′W Nevada — from 42°0′N 116°0′W California — from 36°4′N 116°0′W
32°37′N 116°0′W	Mexico	Baja California
30°21′N 116°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 116°0′W	Southern Ocean
73°51′S 116°0′W	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 115th meridian west
• 117th meridian west