116th meridian west

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The meridian 116° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
116°
116th meridian west (interactive map)

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:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
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
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