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99th meridian west

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The meridian 99° 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 99th meridian west forms a great circle with the 81st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 99th meridian west passes through:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

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

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{{Coord|80|6|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Meighen Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|79|43|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Peary Channel}}

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

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|49|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Hassel Sound}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hassel Sound

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|78|5|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|53|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Unnamed waterbody

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{{Coord|76|40|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Ricards Island and Bathurst Island

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|0|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Young Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|74|18|N|98|50|W|type:isle|name=Young Island}})
Passing just east of Hamilton Island, Nunavut, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|74|11|N|99|8|W|type:isle|name=Hamilton Island}})

{{Coord|73|59|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Russell Island, Mecham Island and Prince of Wales Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|24|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Larsen Sound}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Larsen Sound

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|58|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Victoria Strait}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Victoria Strait

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{{Coord|69|9|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — King William Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|56|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|68|4|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — O'Reilly Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|1|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|67|43|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut
Manitoba — from {{Coord|60|0|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Manitoba}}, passing through Lake Winnipeg

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| {{Coord|49|0|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}

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

| North Dakota
South Dakota — from {{Coord|45|56|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=South Dakota}}
Nebraska — from {{Coord|43|0|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Nebraska}}
Kansas — from {{Coord|40|0|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Kansas}}
Oklahoma — from {{Coord|37|0|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Oklahoma}}
Texas — from {{Coord|34|13|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Texas}}

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| {{Coord|26|23|N|99|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}}

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

| Tamaulipas
Nuevo León — from {{Coord|26|5|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Nuevo León}}
Tamaulipas — from {{Coord|25|4|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Tamaulipas}}
San Luis Potosí — from {{Coord|22|34|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=San Luis Potosí}}
Hidalgo — from {{Coord|21|17|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Hidalgo}}
State of Mexico — from {{Coord|20|2|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=State of Mexico}}
Hidalgo — from {{Coord|19|53|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Hidalgo}}
State of Mexico — from {{Coord|19|49|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=State of Mexico}}
Mexico City — from {{Coord|19|22|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Mexico City}}
Morelos — from {{Coord|19|5|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Morelos}}
Puebla — from {{Coord|18|23|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Puebla}}
Guerrero — from {{Coord|18|15|N|99|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Guerrero}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|16|35|N|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|99|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|71|40|S|99|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Unclaimed territory

See also

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