98th Meridian West - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 98th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 98°0′W / 90.000°N 98.000°W / 90.000; -98.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean	Passing just west of the Fay Islands, Nunavut, Canada (at 79°35′N 97°40′W / 79.583°N 97.667°W / 79.583; -97.667 (Fay Islands))
78°49′N 98°0′W / 78.817°N 98.000°W / 78.817; -98.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Amund Ringnes Island
78°17′N 98°0′W / 78.283°N 98.000°W / 78.283; -98.000 (Hassel Sound)	Hassel Sound
77°50′N 98°0′W / 77.833°N 98.000°W / 77.833; -98.000	Unnamed waterbody
76°34′N 98°0′W / 76.567°N 98.000°W / 76.567; -98.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Loney Island and Bathurst Island
75°1′N 98°0′W / 75.017°N 98.000°W / 75.017; -98.000 (Parry Channel)	Parry Channel	Passing just east of Garrett Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 74°45′N 98°8′W / 74.750°N 98.133°W / 74.750; -98.133 (Garrett Island)) Passing just west of Lowther Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 74°29′N 97°47′W / 74.483°N 97.783°W / 74.483; -97.783 (Lowther Island))
74°7′N 98°0′W / 74.117°N 98.000°W / 74.117; -98.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Russell Island and Prince of Wales Island
71°40′N 98°0′W / 71.667°N 98.000°W / 71.667; -98.000 (Larsen Sound)	Larsen Sound
69°54′N 98°0′W / 69.900°N 98.000°W / 69.900; -98.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — King William Island
68°42′N 98°0′W / 68.700°N 98.000°W / 68.700; -98.000 (Simpson Strait)	Simpson Strait
68°32′N 98°0′W / 68.533°N 98.000°W / 68.533; -98.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut Manitoba — from 60°0′N 98°0′W / 60.000°N 98.000°W / 60.000; -98.000 (Manitoba), passing through Lake Winnipeg
49°0′N 98°0′W / 49.000°N 98.000°W / 49.000; -98.000 (United States)	United States	North Dakota South Dakota — from 45°56′N 98°0′W / 45.933°N 98.000°W / 45.933; -98.000 (South Dakota) Nebraska — from 42°46′N 98°0′W / 42.767°N 98.000°W / 42.767; -98.000 (Nebraska) Kansas — from 40°0′N 98°0′W / 40.000°N 98.000°W / 40.000; -98.000 (Kansas) Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 98°0′W / 37.000°N 98.000°W / 37.000; -98.000 (Oklahoma) Texas — from 34°0′N 98°0′W / 34.000°N 98.000°W / 34.000; -98.000 (Texas)
26°3′N 98°0′W / 26.050°N 98.000°W / 26.050; -98.000 (Mexico)	Mexico	Tamaulipas Veracruz — from 22°21′N 98°0′W / 22.350°N 98.000°W / 22.350; -98.000 (Veracruz) Hidalgo — from 20°36′N 98°0′W / 20.600°N 98.000°W / 20.600; -98.000 (Hidalgo) Puebla — from 20°28′N 98°0′W / 20.467°N 98.000°W / 20.467; -98.000 (Puebla) Tlaxcala — from 19°38′N 98°0′W / 19.633°N 98.000°W / 19.633; -98.000 (Tlaxcala) Puebla — from 19°13′N 98°0′W / 19.217°N 98.000°W / 19.217; -98.000 (Puebla) Veracruz — from 22°21′N 98°0′W / 22.350°N 98.000°W / 22.350; -98.000 (Veracruz) Oaxaca — from 17°59′N 98°0′W / 17.983°N 98.000°W / 17.983; -98.000 (Oaxaca)
16°7′N 98°0′W / 16.117°N 98.000°W / 16.117; -98.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 98°0′W / 60.000°S 98.000°W / -60.000; -98.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
71°48′S 98°0′W / 71.800°S 98.000°W / -71.800; -98.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory