From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 88th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 88°0′W / 90.000°N 88.000°W / 90.000; -88.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°6′N 88°0′W / 82.100°N 88.000°W / 82.100; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 80°41′N 88°0′W / 80.683°N 88.000°W / 80.683; -88.000 (Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound 80°26′N 88°0′W / 80.433°N 88.000°W / 80.433; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island 78°29′N 88°0′W / 78.483°N 88.000°W / 78.483; -88.000 (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 77°49′N 88°0′W / 77.817°N 88.000°W / 77.817; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 77°36′N 88°0′W / 77.600°N 88.000°W / 77.600; -88.000 (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 77°7′N 88°0′W / 77.117°N 88.000°W / 77.117; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 76°22′N 88°0′W / 76.367°N 88.000°W / 76.367; -88.000 (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°31′N 88°0′W / 75.517°N 88.000°W / 75.517; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°28′N 88°0′W / 74.467°N 88.000°W / 74.467; -88.000 (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°39′N 88°0′W / 73.650°N 88.000°W / 73.650; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 70°18′N 88°0′W / 70.300°N 88.000°W / 70.300; -88.000 (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 68°48′N 88°0′W / 68.800°N 88.000°W / 68.800; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Simpson Peninsula (mainland) 68°14′N 88°0′W / 68.233°N 88.000°W / 68.233; -88.000 (Committee Bay) Committee Bay 67°38′N 88°0′W / 67.633°N 88.000°W / 67.633; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — mainland 64°17′N 88°0′W / 64.283°N 88.000°W / 64.283; -88.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 56°28′N 88°0′W / 56.467°N 88.000°W / 56.467; -88.000 (Canada) Canada Ontario — mainland and St. Ignace Island 48°44′N 88°0′W / 48.733°N 88.000°W / 48.733; -88.000 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 47°28′N 88°0′W / 47.467°N 88.000°W / 47.467; -88.000 (United States) United States Michigan — Keweenaw Peninsula 47°18′N 88°0′W / 47.300°N 88.000°W / 47.300; -88.000 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior Keweenaw Bay 46°54′N 88°0′W / 46.900°N 88.000°W / 46.900; -88.000 (United States) United States Michigan
Wisconsin — from 45°47′N 88°0′W / 45.783°N 88.000°W / 45.783; -88.000 (Wisconsin), passing through Milwaukee (at 43°2′N 88°0′W / 43.033°N 88.000°W / 43.033; -88.000 (Milwaukee))
Illinois — from 42°30′N 88°0′W / 42.500°N 88.000°W / 42.500; -88.000 (Illinois), passing through the outskirts of Chicago (at 41°55′N 88°0′W / 41.917°N 88.000°W / 41.917; -88.000 (Chicago))
Indiana — for about 2km from 38°6′N 88°0′W / 38.100°N 88.000°W / 38.100; -88.000 (Indiana)
Illinois — for about 4km from 38°5′N 88°0′W / 38.083°N 88.000°W / 38.083; -88.000 (Illinois)
Indiana — from 38°3′N 88°0′W / 38.050°N 88.000°W / 38.050; -88.000 (Indiana)
Kentucky — from 37°47′N 88°0′W / 37.783°N 88.000°W / 37.783; -88.000 (Kentucky)
Tennessee — from 36°41′N 88°0′W / 36.683°N 88.000°W / 36.683; -88.000 (Tennessee)
Alabama — from 35°0′N 88°0′W / 35.000°N 88.000°W / 35.000; -88.000 (Alabama)30°42′N 88°0′W / 30.700°N 88.000°W / 30.700; -88.000 (Mobile Bay) Mobile Bay 30°14′N 88°0′W / 30.233°N 88.000°W / 30.233; -88.000 (United States) United States Alabama — Mobile Point peninsula 30°13′N 88°0′W / 30.217°N 88.000°W / 30.217; -88.000 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 21°36′N 88°0′W / 21.600°N 88.000°W / 21.600; -88.000 (Mexico) Mexico Yucatán
Quintana Roo — from 20°24′N 88°0′W / 20.400°N 88.000°W / 20.400; -88.000 (Quintana Roo)18°27′N 88°0′W / 18.450°N 88.000°W / 18.450; -88.000 (Chetumal Bay) Chetumal Bay 17°54′N 88°0′W / 17.900°N 88.000°W / 17.900; -88.000 (Belize) Belize Ambergris Caye 17°47′N 88°0′W / 17.783°N 88.000°W / 17.783; -88.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing by several islands of Belize 15°47′N 88°0′W / 15.783°N 88.000°W / 15.783; -88.000 (Honduras) Honduras 13°52′N 88°0′W / 13.867°N 88.000°W / 13.867; -88.000 (El Salvador) El Salvador 13°9′N 88°0′W / 13.150°N 88.000°W / 13.150; -88.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 88°0′W / 60.000°S 88.000°W / -60.000; -88.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°46′S 88°0′W / 72.767°S 88.000°W / -72.767; -88.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)
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