89th meridian west
# 89th meridian west

The Meridian 89° West of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 89th meridian west forms a great circle with the 91st meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 89th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 89.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -89.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°0′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.000°N 89.000°W﻿ / 82.000; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 80°48′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.800°N 89.000°W﻿ / 80.800; -89.000﻿ (Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound 80°11′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.183°N 89.000°W﻿ / 80.183; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island 78°10′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.167°N 89.000°W﻿ / 78.167; -89.000﻿ (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 76°56′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.933°N 89.000°W﻿ / 76.933; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 76°24′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.400°N 89.000°W﻿ / 76.400; -89.000﻿ (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°28′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.467°N 89.000°W﻿ / 75.467; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°47′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.783°N 89.000°W﻿ / 74.783; -89.000﻿ (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°50′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.833°N 89.000°W﻿ / 73.833; -89.000﻿ (Prince Regent Inlet) Prince Regent Inlet 73°16′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.267°N 89.000°W﻿ / 73.267; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 70°40′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.667°N 89.000°W﻿ / 70.667; -89.000﻿ (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 69°16′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.267°N 89.000°W﻿ / 69.267; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — mainland 64°0′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.000°N 89.000°W﻿ / 64.000; -89.000﻿ (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 56°51′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.850°N 89.000°W﻿ / 56.850; -89.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Manitoba — for about 1 km Ontario — from 56°50′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.833°N 89.000°W﻿ / 56.833; -89.000﻿ (Ontario) 48°30′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.500°N 89.000°W﻿ / 48.500; -89.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 48°0′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.000°N 89.000°W﻿ / 48.000; -89.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan — Isle Royale 47°51′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.850°N 89.000°W﻿ / 47.850; -89.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 46°59′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.983°N 89.000°W﻿ / 46.983; -89.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan Wisconsin — from 46°6′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.100°N 89.000°W﻿ / 46.100; -89.000﻿ (Wisconsin) Illinois — from 42°30′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.500°N 89.000°W﻿ / 42.500; -89.000﻿ (Illinois) Kentucky — from 37°13′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.217°N 89.000°W﻿ / 37.217; -89.000﻿ (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°30′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.500°N 89.000°W﻿ / 36.500; -89.000﻿ (Tennessee) Mississippi — from 35°0′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 89.000°W﻿ / 35.000; -89.000﻿ (Mississippi) 30°23′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.383°N 89.000°W﻿ / 30.383; -89.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Passing through the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, United States (at 29°36′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿29.600°N 89.000°W﻿ / 29.600; -89.000﻿ (Chandeleur Islands)) 29°11′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿29.183°N 89.000°W﻿ / 29.183; -89.000﻿ (United States)  United States Louisiana — Mississippi River Delta 29°10′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿29.167°N 89.000°W﻿ / 29.167; -89.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 21°22′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.367°N 89.000°W﻿ / 21.367; -89.000﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Yucatán Quintana Roo — from 35°0′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 89.000°W﻿ / 35.000; -89.000﻿ (Quintana Roo) 17°59′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.983°N 89.000°W﻿ / 17.983; -89.000﻿ (Belize)  Belize 15°54′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.900°N 89.000°W﻿ / 15.900; -89.000﻿ (Guatemala)  Guatemala 15°7′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.117°N 89.000°W﻿ / 15.117; -89.000﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras 14°15′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿14.250°N 89.000°W﻿ / 14.250; -89.000﻿ (El Salvador)  El Salvador 13°20′N 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.333°N 89.000°W﻿ / 13.333; -89.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos, Ecuador (at 0°43′S 89°14′W﻿ / ﻿0.717°S 89.233°W﻿ / -0.717; -89.233﻿ (San Cristóbal Island)) 60°0′S 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 89.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -89.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°36′S 89°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.600°S 89.000°W﻿ / -72.600; -89.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)

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