117th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -117 The meridian 117° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 2025 en 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 117th meridian west forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 77 28 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 20 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Fitzwilliam Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Fitzwilliam Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 12 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Kellett Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kellett Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 44 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Melville Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 34 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Kellett Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Purchase Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 29 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Melville Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 9 N 117 0 W type:waterbody M'Clure Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | M'Clure Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 74 7 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Banks Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 7 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Prince of Wales Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Prince of Wales Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 72 57 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70 32 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Prince of Wales Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Prince Albert Sound | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 70 6 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from 70 0 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Nunavut on Victoria Island Northwest Territories — from 69 49 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Northwest Territories on Victoria Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69 41 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Dolphin and Union Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 68 54 N 117 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 66 52 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Northwest Territories Alberta — from 60 0 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Alberta British Columbia — from 51 50 N 117 0 W type:adm1st British Columbia |-valign="top" | 49 0 N 117 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Idaho Washington — from 46 18 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Washington Oregon — from 46 0 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Oregon Idaho — from 44 46 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Idaho Oregon — from 44 15 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Oregon Idaho — from 43 52 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Idaho Nevada — from 42 0 N 117 0 W type:adm1st Nevada California — from 36 51 N 117 0 W type:adm1st California and passing through San Diego at 32 56 N 117 0 W type:adm1st San Diego. |- | 32 33 N 117 0 W type:country Mexico ! scope="row" | | Baja California — passing through Tijuana |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 32 16 N 117 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 117 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 73 57 S 117 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 116th meridian west 118th meridian west References collapsed w117 meridian west