116th meridian west

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116th meridian west

The meridian 116° 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 116th meridian west forms a great circle with the 64th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
 Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
Fitzwilliam Strait
 Canada Northwest Territories - Melville Island
M'Clure Strait
 Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
Prince of Wales Strait
 Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
Prince Albert Sound
 Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
Nunavut - Victoria Island
Dolphin and Union Strait
 Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Slave Lake
Alberta
British Columbia
 United States Montana
Idaho
Nevada
California
 Mexico Baja California
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also