98th meridian west

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98th meridian west

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.

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
	Arctic Ocean	Passing just west of the Fay Islands, Nunavut, Canada (at )
	Canada	Nunavut — Amund Ringnes Island
	Hassel Sound
	Unnamed waterbody
	Canada	Nunavut — Loney Island and Bathurst Island
	Parry Channel	Passing just east of Garrett Island, Nunavut, Canada (at ) Passing just west of Lowther Island, Nunavut, Canada (at )
	Canada	Nunavut — Russell Island and Prince of Wales Island
	Larsen Sound
	Canada	Nunavut — King William Island
	Simpson Strait
	Canada	Nunavut Manitoba — from , passing through Lake Winnipeg
	United States	North Dakota South Dakota — from Nebraska — from Kansas — from Oklahoma — from Texas — from
	Mexico	Tamaulipas Veracruz — from Hidalgo — from Puebla — from Tlaxcala — from Puebla — from Veracruz — from Oaxaca — from
	Pacific Ocean
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 97th meridian west
• 99th meridian west