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The meridian 90° 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.
In Antarctica, the meridian defines the western limit of Chile's territorial claim. The land further west is not claimed by any nation.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 90th meridian west passes through:
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lat Country, territory or sea Notes 83° Arctic Ocean 81°
Canada
Nunavutislands of Ellesmere, Axel Heiberg, Graham, North Kent, Devon, Prince Leopold, Baffin and Helen
Nunavut mainland63° Hudson Bay 57°
Canada
Manitoba56°
Canada
Ontario48°
United States
MinnesotaHovland 47° Lake Superior 46°30'
United States
Michigan46°
United States
WisconsinManido Falls Reedsburg
United States
IllinoisEdwardsville Collinsville Belleville 37°
United States
Missouri
United States
Arkansas
United States
TennesseeMemphis 34°
United States
MississippiBrandon 31°
United States
LouisianaNew Orleans 29° Gulf of Mexico 21°
MexicoYucatán
Campeche17°
Guatemala13°50'
El SalvadorAhuachapan 13° Pacific Ocean 0°
Ecuador
GalápagosPassing just west of Genovesa Island and just east of Santa Fe Island. 10° S Pacific Ocean 60° Southern Ocean 80° Antarctica Border between unclaimed territory and Antártica Chilena Province, claimed by
Chile
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