88th meridian west
# 88th meridian west

The meridian 88° 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 Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 88th meridian west forms a great circle with the 92nd meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 88th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 88.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -88.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°6′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.100°N 88.000°W﻿ / 82.100; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 80°41′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.683°N 88.000°W﻿ / 80.683; -88.000﻿ (Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound 80°26′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.433°N 88.000°W﻿ / 80.433; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island 78°29′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.483°N 88.000°W﻿ / 78.483; -88.000﻿ (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 77°49′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.817°N 88.000°W﻿ / 77.817; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 77°36′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.600°N 88.000°W﻿ / 77.600; -88.000﻿ (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 77°7′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.117°N 88.000°W﻿ / 77.117; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 76°22′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.367°N 88.000°W﻿ / 76.367; -88.000﻿ (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°31′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.517°N 88.000°W﻿ / 75.517; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°28′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.467°N 88.000°W﻿ / 74.467; -88.000﻿ (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°39′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.650°N 88.000°W﻿ / 73.650; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 70°18′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.300°N 88.000°W﻿ / 70.300; -88.000﻿ (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 68°48′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.800°N 88.000°W﻿ / 68.800; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Simpson Peninsula (mainland) 68°14′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.233°N 88.000°W﻿ / 68.233; -88.000﻿ (Committee Bay) Committee Bay 67°38′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.633°N 88.000°W﻿ / 67.633; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — mainland 64°17′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.283°N 88.000°W﻿ / 64.283; -88.000﻿ (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 56°28′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.467°N 88.000°W﻿ / 56.467; -88.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Ontario — mainland and St. Ignace Island 48°44′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.733°N 88.000°W﻿ / 48.733; -88.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 47°28′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.467°N 88.000°W﻿ / 47.467; -88.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan — Keweenaw Peninsula 47°18′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿47.300°N 88.000°W﻿ / 47.300; -88.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior Keweenaw Bay 46°54′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.900°N 88.000°W﻿ / 46.900; -88.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan Wisconsin — from 45°47′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.783°N 88.000°W﻿ / 45.783; -88.000﻿ (Wisconsin), passing through Milwaukee (at 43°2′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.033°N 88.000°W﻿ / 43.033; -88.000﻿ (Milwaukee)) Illinois — from 42°30′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.500°N 88.000°W﻿ / 42.500; -88.000﻿ (Illinois), passing through the outskirts of Chicago (at 41°55′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.917°N 88.000°W﻿ / 41.917; -88.000﻿ (Chicago)) Indiana — for about 2 km from 38°6′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.100°N 88.000°W﻿ / 38.100; -88.000﻿ (Indiana) Illinois — for about 4 km from 38°5′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.083°N 88.000°W﻿ / 38.083; -88.000﻿ (Illinois) Indiana — from 38°3′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿38.050°N 88.000°W﻿ / 38.050; -88.000﻿ (Indiana) Kentucky — from 37°47′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.783°N 88.000°W﻿ / 37.783; -88.000﻿ (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°41′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.683°N 88.000°W﻿ / 36.683; -88.000﻿ (Tennessee) Alabama — from 35°0′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 88.000°W﻿ / 35.000; -88.000﻿ (Alabama) 30°42′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.700°N 88.000°W﻿ / 30.700; -88.000﻿ (Mobile Bay) Mobile Bay 30°14′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.233°N 88.000°W﻿ / 30.233; -88.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alabama — Mobile Point peninsula 30°13′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.217°N 88.000°W﻿ / 30.217; -88.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 21°36′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.600°N 88.000°W﻿ / 21.600; -88.000﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Yucatán Quintana Roo — from 20°24′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.400°N 88.000°W﻿ / 20.400; -88.000﻿ (Quintana Roo) 18°27′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.450°N 88.000°W﻿ / 18.450; -88.000﻿ (Chetumal Bay) Chetumal Bay 17°54′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.900°N 88.000°W﻿ / 17.900; -88.000﻿ (Belize)  Belize Ambergris Caye 17°47′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿17.783°N 88.000°W﻿ / 17.783; -88.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing by several islands of Belize 15°47′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.783°N 88.000°W﻿ / 15.783; -88.000﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras Passing just east of San Pedro Sula at 15°30′N 88°2′W﻿ / ﻿15.500°N 88.033°W﻿ / 15.500; -88.033﻿ (San Pedro Sula) 13°52′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.867°N 88.000°W﻿ / 13.867; -88.000﻿ (El Salvador)  El Salvador 13°9′N 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.150°N 88.000°W﻿ / 13.150; -88.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 88.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -88.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°46′S 88°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.767°S 88.000°W﻿ / -72.767; -88.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)

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