89th meridian west

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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.
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
Arctic Ocean
 Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
Nansen Sound
 Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island
Norwegian Bay
 Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
Jones Sound
 Canada Nunavut - Devon Island
Lancaster Sound
Prince Regent Inlet
 Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
Gulf of Boothia
 Canada Nunavut - mainland
Hudson Bay
 Canada Manitoba - for about 1km
Ontario
Lake Superior
 United States Michigan - Isle Royale
Lake Superior
 United States Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico Passing through the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana,  United States
 United States Louisiana - Mississippi River Delta
Gulf of Mexico
 Mexico
 Belize
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 El Salvador
Pacific Ocean Passing just east of San Cristóbal Island,  Ecuador
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Territory claimed by  Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)

See also