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93rd meridian west

{{Short description|Line of longitude}}

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The meridian 93° 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 93rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 87th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 93rd meridian west passes through:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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{{Coord|81|20|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|36|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Norwegian Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Bay

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Cornwall Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|77|39|N|93|4|W|type:isle|name=Cornwall Island}})

{{Coord|76|37|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Devon Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|16|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Wellington Channel}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Wellington Channel

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|74|40|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barrow Strait

{{Coord|74|9|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Somerset Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|72|46|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Boothia}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boothia

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{{Coord|71|22|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — mainland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|62|4|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Hudson Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hudson Bay

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|58|20|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Manitoba
Ontario — from {{Coord|54|13|N|93|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Ontario}}

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| {{Coord|48|27|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}

! scope="row" | {{USA}}

| Minnesota, passing through Saint Paul (at {{Coord|44|57|N|93|0|W|type:city|name=Saint Paul}})
Iowa — from {{Coord|43|30|N|93|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Iowa}}
Missouri — from {{Coord|40|35|N|93|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Missouri}}
Arkansas — from {{Coord|36|30|N|93|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Arkansas}}
Louisiana — from {{Coord|33|1|N|93|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Louisiana}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|29|43|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Mexico}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|18|26|N|93|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}}

! scope="row" | {{MEX}}

| Tabasco
Chiapas — from {{Coord|17|33|N|93|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Chiapas}}, passing just east of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|15|17|N|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|93|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|72|30|S|93|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Unclaimed territory

See also

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