From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 90th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 90°0′W / 90.000°N 90.000°W / 90.000; -90.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 81°54′N 90°0′W / 81.900°N 90.000°W / 81.900; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 81°1′N 90°0′W / 81.017°N 90.000°W / 81.017; -90.000 (Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound 80°31′N 90°0′W / 80.517°N 90.000°W / 80.517; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island 78°17′N 90°0′W / 78.283°N 90.000°W / 78.283; -90.000 (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 77°22′N 90°0′W / 77.367°N 90.000°W / 77.367; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Graham Island 77°13′N 90°0′W / 77.217°N 90.000°W / 77.217; -90.000 (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 76°50′N 90°0′W / 76.833°N 90.000°W / 76.833; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — North Kent Island and Devon Island 74°34′N 90°0′W / 74.567°N 90.000°W / 74.567; -90.000 (Barrow Strait) Barrow Strait 74°4′N 90°0′W / 74.067°N 90.000°W / 74.067; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Prince Leopold Island 73°59′N 90°0′W / 73.983°N 90.000°W / 73.983; -90.000 (Prince Regent Inlet) Prince Regent Inlet 72°4′N 90°0′W / 72.067°N 90.000°W / 72.067; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island 71°31′N 90°0′W / 71.517°N 90.000°W / 71.517; -90.000 (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 69°7′N 90°0′W / 69.117°N 90.000°W / 69.117; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — several islands including Helen Island, and the mainland 63°46′N 90°0′W / 63.767°N 90.000°W / 63.767; -90.000 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 57°1′N 90°0′W / 57.017°N 90.000°W / 57.017; -90.000 (Canada) Canada Manitoba
Ontario — from 56°13′N 90°0′W / 56.217°N 90.000°W / 56.217; -90.000 (Ontario)48°3′N 90°0′W / 48.050°N 90.000°W / 48.050; -90.000 (United States) United States Minnesota 47°49′N 90°0′W / 47.817°N 90.000°W / 47.817; -90.000 (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 46°41′N 90°0′W / 46.683°N 90.000°W / 46.683; -90.000 (United States) United States Michigan
Wisconsin — from 46°19′N 90°0′W / 46.317°N 90.000°W / 46.317; -90.000 (Wisconsin)
Illinois — from 42°30′N 90°0′W / 42.500°N 90.000°W / 42.500; -90.000 (Illinois)
Missouri — from 37°58′N 90°0′W / 37.967°N 90.000°W / 37.967; -90.000 (Missouri)
Arkansas — from 36°0′N 90°0′W / 36.000°N 90.000°W / 36.000; -90.000 (Arkansas)
Tennessee — from 35°33′N 90°0′W / 35.550°N 90.000°W / 35.550; -90.000 (Tennessee), passing through Memphis (at 35°8′N 90°0′W / 35.133°N 90.000°W / 35.133; -90.000 (Memphis))
Mississippi — from 35°0′N 90°0′W / 35.000°N 90.000°W / 35.000; -90.000 (Mississippi)
Louisiana — from 31°0′N 90°0′W / 31.000°N 90.000°W / 31.000; -90.000 (Louisiana), passing just east of New Orleans (at 29°58′N 90°3′W / 29.967°N 90.050°W / 29.967; -90.050 (New Orleans))29°13′N 90°0′W / 29.217°N 90.000°W / 29.217; -90.000 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 21°10′N 90°0′W / 21.167°N 90.000°W / 21.167; -90.000 (Mexico) Mexico Yucatán
Campeche — from 20°28′N 90°0′W / 20.467°N 90.000°W / 20.467; -90.000 (Campeche)17°49′N 90°0′W / 17.817°N 90.000°W / 17.817; -90.000 (Guatemala) Guatemala 13°57′N 90°0′W / 13.950°N 90.000°W / 13.950; -90.000 (El Salvador) El Salvador 13°41′N 90°0′W / 13.683°N 90.000°W / 13.683; -90.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Genovesa Island, Galápagos, Ecuador (at 0°19′N 89°58′W / 0.317°N 89.967°W / 0.317; -89.967 (Genovesa Island))
Passing just east of Santa Fe Island, Galápagos, Ecuador (at 0°49′S 90°2′W / 0.817°S 90.033°W / -0.817; -90.033 (Santa Fe Island))60°0′S 90°0′W / 60.000°S 90.000°W / -60.000; -90.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°28′S 90°0′W / 72.467°S 90.000°W / -72.467; -90.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Border between unclaimed territory (to the west) and Antártica Chilena Province (to the east), claimed by Chile
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