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.

Line across the Earth
116°
116th meridian west

The 116th meridian west forms a great circle with the 64th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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
90°0′N 116°0′W Arctic Ocean
77°27′N 116°0′W  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°39′N 116°0′W Fitzwilliam Strait
76°12′N 116°0′W  Canada Northwest Territories — Melville Island
75°1′N 116°0′W M'Clure Strait
73°46′N 116°0′W  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island
73°18′N 116°0′W Prince of Wales Strait
73°7′N 116°0′W  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
70°32′N 116°0′W Prince Albert Sound
70°14′N 116°0′W  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
Nunavut — from 70°0′N 116°0′W on Victoria Island
69°20′N 116°0′W Dolphin and Union Strait
68°57′N 116°0′W  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 66°34′N 116°0′W, passing through the Great Slave Lake
Alberta — from 60°0′N 116°0′W
British Columbia — from 51°8′N 116°0′W
49°0′N 116°0′W  United States Montana
Idaho — from 47°55′N 116°0′W
Nevada — from 42°0′N 116°0′W
California — from 36°4′N 116°0′W
32°37′N 116°0′W  Mexico Baja California
30°21′N 116°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 116°0′W Southern Ocean
73°51′S 116°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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