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99th meridian west

The meridian 99° 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 99th meridian west forms a great circle with the 81st meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 99th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 99°0′W / 90°N 99°W / 90; -99 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°6′N 99°0′W / 80.1°N 99°W / 80.1; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Meighen Island
79°43′N 99°0′W / 79.717°N 99°W / 79.717; -99 (Peary Channel) Peary Channel
78°49′N 99°0′W / 78.817°N 99°W / 78.817; -99 (Hassel Sound) Hassel Sound
78°5′N 99°0′W / 78.083°N 99°W / 78.083; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island
77°53′N 99°0′W / 77.883°N 99°W / 77.883; -99 Unnamed waterbody
76°40′N 99°0′W / 76.667°N 99°W / 76.667; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Ricards Island and Bathurst Island
75°0′N 99°0′W / 75°N 99°W / 75; -99 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Passing just west of Young Island, Nunavut,  Canada
Passing just east of Hamilton Island, Nunavut,  Canada
73°59′N 99°0′W / 73.983°N 99°W / 73.983; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Russell Island, Mecham Island and Prince of Wales Island
71°24′N 99°0′W / 71.4°N 99°W / 71.4; -99 (Larsen Sound) Larsen Sound
69°58′N 99°0′W / 69.967°N 99°W / 69.967; -99 (Victoria Strait) Victoria Strait
69°9′N 99°0′W / 69.15°N 99°W / 69.15; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - King William Island
68°56′N 99°0′W / 68.933°N 99°W / 68.933; -99 (Queen Maud Gulf) Queen Maud Gulf
68°4′N 99°0′W / 68.067°N 99°W / 68.067; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - O'Reilly Island
68°1′N 99°0′W / 68.017°N 99°W / 68.017; -99 (Queen Maud Gulf) Queen Maud Gulf
67°43′N 99°0′W / 67.717°N 99°W / 67.717; -99 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Manitoba - passing through Lake Winnipeg
49°0′N 99°0′W / 49°N 99°W / 49; -99 (United States)  United States North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
26°23′N 99°0′W / 26.383°N 99°W / 26.383; -99 (Mexico)  Mexico Passing just east of Mexico City
16°35′N 99°0′W / 16.583°N 99°W / 16.583; -99 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 99°0′W / 60°S 99°W / -60; -99 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°40′S 99°0′W / 71.667°S 99°W / -71.667; -99 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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