87th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 87°0′W / 90.000°N 87.000°W / 90.000; -87.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°1′N 87°0′W / 82.017°N 87.000°W / 82.017; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
80°44′N 87°0′W / 80.733°N 87.000°W / 80.733; -87.000 (Nansen Sound)	Nansen Sound
79°57′N 87°0′W / 79.950°N 87.000°W / 79.950; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island and Ellesmere Island
76°23′N 87°0′W / 76.383°N 87.000°W / 76.383; -87.000 (Jones Sound)	Jones Sound
75°31′N 87°0′W / 75.517°N 87.000°W / 75.517; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Devon Island
74°29′N 87°0′W / 74.483°N 87.000°W / 74.483; -87.000 (Lancaster Sound)	Lancaster Sound
73°49′N 87°0′W / 73.817°N 87.000°W / 73.817; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Baffin Island and Crown Prince Frederik Island
70°1′N 87°0′W / 70.017°N 87.000°W / 70.017; -87.000 (Gulf of Boothia)	Gulf of Boothia
69°15′N 87°0′W / 69.250°N 87.000°W / 69.250; -87.000 (Committee Bay)	Committee Bay	Passing just west of Wales Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 68°5′N 86°57′W / 68.083°N 86.950°W / 68.083; -86.950 (Wales Island))
67°21′N 87°0′W / 67.350°N 87.000°W / 67.350; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — mainland
65°2′N 87°0′W / 65.033°N 87.000°W / 65.033; -87.000 (Roes Welcome Sound)	Roes Welcome Sound
63°51′N 87°0′W / 63.850°N 87.000°W / 63.850; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Southampton Island
63°33′N 87°0′W / 63.550°N 87.000°W / 63.550; -87.000 (Hudson Bay)	Hudson Bay
55°55′N 87°0′W / 55.917°N 87.000°W / 55.917; -87.000 (Canada)	Canada	Ontario — mainland and Slate Islands
48°37′N 87°0′W / 48.617°N 87.000°W / 48.617; -87.000 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
46°31′N 87°0′W / 46.517°N 87.000°W / 46.517; -87.000 (United States)	United States	Michigan
45°49′N 87°0′W / 45.817°N 87.000°W / 45.817; -87.000 (Lake Michigan)	Lake Michigan
45°18′N 87°0′W / 45.300°N 87.000°W / 45.300; -87.000 (United States)	United States	Wisconsin — Door Peninsula
45°12′N 87°0′W / 45.200°N 87.000°W / 45.200; -87.000 (Lake Michigan)	Lake Michigan
41°41′N 87°0′W / 41.683°N 87.000°W / 41.683; -87.000 (United States)	United States	Indiana Kentucky — from 37°55′N 87°0′W / 37.917°N 87.000°W / 37.917; -87.000 (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°39′N 87°0′W / 36.650°N 87.000°W / 36.650; -87.000 (Tennessee) Alabama — from 35°0′N 87°0′W / 35.000°N 87.000°W / 35.000; -87.000 (Alabama) Florida — from 31°0′N 87°0′W / 31.000°N 87.000°W / 31.000; -87.000 (Florida)
30°21′N 87°0′W / 30.350°N 87.000°W / 30.350; -87.000 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico
21°34′N 87°0′W / 21.567°N 87.000°W / 21.567; -87.000 (Mexico)	Mexico	Quintana Roo — Yucatán Peninsula and island of Cozumel
20°17′N 87°0′W / 20.283°N 87.000°W / 20.283; -87.000 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea	Passing just east of Banco Chinchorro, Mexico (at 18°41′N 87°14′W / 18.683°N 87.233°W / 18.683; -87.233 (Banco Chinchorro)) Passing just west of the island of Útila, Honduras (at 16°5′N 86°59′W / 16.083°N 86.983°W / 16.083; -86.983 (Útila))
15°46′N 87°0′W / 15.767°N 87.000°W / 15.767; -87.000 (Honduras)	Honduras
13°1′N 87°0′W / 13.017°N 87.000°W / 13.017; -87.000 (Nicaragua)	Nicaragua
12°20′N 87°0′W / 12.333°N 87.000°W / 12.333; -87.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Cocos Island, Costa Rica (at 5°32′N 87°2′W / 5.533°N 87.033°W / 5.533; -87.033 (Cocos Island))
60°0′S 87°0′W / 60.000°S 87.000°W / -60.000; -87.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
72°53′S 87°0′W / 72.883°S 87.000°W / -72.883; -87.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)