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The meridian 98° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 98th meridian west forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian east.
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°N 98°W / 90; -98 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean	Passing just west of the Fay Islands, Nunavut, Canada
78°49′N 98°0′W / 78.817°N 98°W / 78.817; -98 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Amund Ringnes Island
78°17′N 98°0′W / 78.283°N 98°W / 78.283; -98 (Hassel Sound)	Hassel Sound
77°50′N 98°0′W / 77.833°N 98°W / 77.833; -98	Unnamed waterbody
76°34′N 98°0′W / 76.567°N 98°W / 76.567; -98 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Loney Island and Bathurst Island
75°1′N 98°0′W / 75.017°N 98°W / 75.017; -98 (Parry Channel)	Parry Channel	Passing just east of Garrett Island, Nunavut, Canada Passing just west of Lowther Island, Nunavut, Canada
74°7′N 98°0′W / 74.117°N 98°W / 74.117; -98 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Russell Island and Prince of Wales Island
71°40′N 98°0′W / 71.667°N 98°W / 71.667; -98 (Larsen Sound)	Larsen Sound
69°54′N 98°0′W / 69.9°N 98°W / 69.9; -98 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - King William Island
68°42′N 98°0′W / 68.7°N 98°W / 68.7; -98 (Simpson Strait)	Simpson Strait
68°32′N 98°0′W / 68.533°N 98°W / 68.533; -98 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut Manitoba - passing through Lake Winnipeg
49°0′N 98°0′W / 49°N 98°W / 49; -98 (United States)	United States	North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas
26°3′N 98°0′W / 26.05°N 98°W / 26.05; -98 (Mexico)	Mexico
16°7′N 98°0′W / 16.117°N 98°W / 16.117; -98 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 98°0′W / 60°S 98°W / -60; -98 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
71°48′S 98°0′W / 71.8°S 98°W / -71.8; -98 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

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