99th meridian west explained

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.

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
NunavutMeighen Island
Peary Channel
Hassel Sound
NunavutEllef Ringnes Island
Unnamed waterbody
Nunavut — Ricards Island and Bathurst Island
Parry ChannelPassing just west of Young Island, Nunavut, (at)
Passing just east of Hamilton Island, Nunavut, (at)
NunavutRussell Island, Mecham Island and Prince of Wales Island
Larsen Sound
Victoria Strait
NunavutKing William Island
Queen Maud Gulf
NunavutO'Reilly Island
Queen Maud Gulf
Nunavut
Manitoba — from, passing through Lake Winnipeg
North Dakota
South Dakota — from
Nebraska — from
Kansas — from
Oklahoma — from
Texas — from
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
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaUnclaimed territory

See also