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117th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 117° 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 117th meridian west forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian west passes through:

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Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
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Northwest Territories — Melville Island
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Northwest Territories — Melville Island
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Northwest Territories — Banks Island
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Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
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| ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from on Victoria Island Northwest Territories — from on Victoria Island |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories — from Alberta — from British Columbia — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Idaho Washington — from Oregon — from Idaho — from Oregon — from Idaho — from Nevada — from California — from and passing through San Diego at . |- | ! scope="row" |

Baja California — passing through Tijuana
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Unclaimed territory
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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