97th meridian west
# 97th meridian west

The 97th meridian west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 97th meridian west forms a great circle with the 83rd meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 97th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 97.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -97.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just west of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 80°5′N 96°46′W﻿ / ﻿80.083°N 96.767°W﻿ / 80.083; -96.767﻿ (Axel Heiberg Island)) Passing just east of the Fay Islands, Nunavut, Canada (at 79°38′N 97°7′W﻿ / ﻿79.633°N 97.117°W﻿ / 79.633; -97.117﻿ (Fay Islands)) 78°44′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.733°N 97.000°W﻿ / 78.733; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Amund Ringnes Island 77°48′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.800°N 97.000°W﻿ / 77.800; -97.000 Unnamed waterbody Passing just east of Crescent Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 77°0′N 97°5′W﻿ / ﻿77.000°N 97.083°W﻿ / 77.000; -97.083﻿ (Crescent Island)) 76°58′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.967°N 97.000°W﻿ / 76.967; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Pioneer Island 76°57′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.950°N 97.000°W﻿ / 76.950; -97.000﻿ (Penny Strait) Penny Strait Passing just east of Spit Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 76°49′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.817°N 97.000°W﻿ / 76.817; -97.000﻿ (Spit Island)) Passing just west of Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 76°44′N 96°58′W﻿ / ﻿76.733°N 96.967°W﻿ / 76.733; -96.967﻿ (Devon Island)) Passing just east of John Barrow Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 76°36′N 97°6′W﻿ / ﻿76.600°N 97.100°W﻿ / 76.600; -97.100﻿ (John Barrow Island)) Passing just east of Hyde Parker Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 76°29′N 97°5′W﻿ / ﻿76.483°N 97.083°W﻿ / 76.483; -97.083﻿ (Hyde Parker Island)) 76°14′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.233°N 97.000°W﻿ / 76.233; -97.000﻿ (Queens Channel) Queens Channel Passing just west of Des Voeux Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 76°10′N 96°58′W﻿ / ﻿76.167°N 96.967°W﻿ / 76.167; -96.967﻿ (Des Voeux Island)) Passing just west of Milne Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 75°36′N 96°58′W﻿ / ﻿75.600°N 96.967°W﻿ / 75.600; -96.967﻿ (Milne Island)) 75°30′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.500°N 97.000°W﻿ / 75.500; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Little Cornwallis Island 75°27′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.450°N 97.000°W﻿ / 75.450; -97.000﻿ (McDougall Sound) McDougall Sound Passing just east of Truro Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 75°17′N 97°6′W﻿ / ﻿75.283°N 97.100°W﻿ / 75.283; -97.100﻿ (Truro Island)) 75°0′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°N 97.000°W﻿ / 75.000; -97.000﻿ (Parry Channel) Parry Channel 73°45′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.750°N 97.000°W﻿ / 73.750; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island 73°37′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.617°N 97.000°W﻿ / 73.617; -97.000﻿ (Peel Sound) Peel Sound 73°16′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.267°N 97.000°W﻿ / 73.267; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Vivian Island and Prescott Island 72°56′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.933°N 97.000°W﻿ / 72.933; -97.000﻿ (Browne Bay) Browne Bay Passing just west of Pandora Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 72°47′N 96°58′W﻿ / ﻿72.783°N 96.967°W﻿ / 72.783; -96.967﻿ (Pandora Island)) 72°44′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.733°N 97.000°W﻿ / 72.733; -97.000﻿ (Young Bay) Young Bay 72°38′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.633°N 97.000°W﻿ / 72.633; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island and Hobday Island 71°43′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.717°N 97.000°W﻿ / 71.717; -97.000﻿ (Franklin Strait) Franklin Strait 71°11′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.183°N 97.000°W﻿ / 71.183; -97.000﻿ (Larsen Sound) Larsen Sound 70°7′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.117°N 97.000°W﻿ / 70.117; -97.000﻿ (James Ross Strait) James Ross Strait Passing just east of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, Canada (at 69°53′N 97°12′W﻿ / ﻿69.883°N 97.200°W﻿ / 69.883; -97.200﻿ (Clarence Islands)) 69°33′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.550°N 97.000°W﻿ / 69.550; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — King William Island 68°34′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.567°N 97.000°W﻿ / 68.567; -97.000﻿ (Simpson Strait) Simpson Strait 68°21′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.350°N 97.000°W﻿ / 68.350; -97.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut Manitoba — from 60°0′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 97.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -97.000﻿ (Manitoba), passing through Lake Winnipeg. Also passing just east of the city of Winnipeg 49°0′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 97.000°W﻿ / 49.000; -97.000﻿ (United States)  United States Minnesota North Dakota — from 47°50′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.833°N 97.000°W﻿ / 47.833; -97.000﻿ (North Dakota) South Dakota — from 45°56′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.933°N 97.000°W﻿ / 45.933; -97.000﻿ (South Dakota) Nebraska — from 42°46′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.767°N 97.000°W﻿ / 42.767; -97.000﻿ (Nebraska) Kansas — from 40°0′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿40.000°N 97.000°W﻿ / 40.000; -97.000﻿ (Kansas) Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.000°N 97.000°W﻿ / 37.000; -97.000﻿ (Oklahoma) Texas — from 33°57′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿33.950°N 97.000°W﻿ / 33.950; -97.000﻿ (Texas), bisecting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, then passing directly through the city of Victoria and San José Island 27°54′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿27.900°N 97.000°W﻿ / 27.900; -97.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 20°30′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.500°N 97.000°W﻿ / 20.500; -97.000﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Veracruz Puebla — for about 6 km from 19°18′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.300°N 97.000°W﻿ / 19.300; -97.000﻿ (Puebla) Veracruz — from 19°14′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿19.233°N 97.000°W﻿ / 19.233; -97.000﻿ (Veracruz) Puebla — from 18°30′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.500°N 97.000°W﻿ / 18.500; -97.000﻿ (Puebla) Oaxaca — from 18°11′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.183°N 97.000°W﻿ / 18.183; -97.000﻿ (Oaxaca) 15°47′N 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.783°N 97.000°W﻿ / 15.783; -97.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 97.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -97.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 71°45′S 97°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.750°S 97.000°W﻿ / -71.750; -97.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
