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99th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 99° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudethat extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Nunavut — Meighen Island
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Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island
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| ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Ricards Island and Bathurst Island |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel Passing just east of Hamilton Island, Nunavut, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" |

Nunavut — Russell Island, Mecham Island and Prince of Wales Island
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Nunavut — King William Island
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Nunavut — O'Reilly Island
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| ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Manitoba — from , passing through Lake Winnipeg |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | North Dakota South Dakota — from Nebraska — from Kansas — from Oklahoma — from Texas — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Tamaulipas Nuevo León — from Tamaulipas — from San Luis Potosí — from Hidalgo — from State of Mexico — from Hidalgo — from State of Mexico — from Mexico City — from Morelos — from Puebla — from Guerrero — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Unclaimed territory
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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