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89th meridian west

Line of longitude

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89°

The Meridian 89° West of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 89th meridian west forms a great circle with the 91st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole[edit]

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 89th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 89°0′W / 90.000°N 89.000°W / 90.000; -89.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
82°0′N 89°0′W / 82.000°N 89.000°W / 82.000; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
80°48′N 89°0′W / 80.800°N 89.000°W / 80.800; -89.000 (Nansen Sound)	Nansen Sound
80°11′N 89°0′W / 80.183°N 89.000°W / 80.183; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island
78°10′N 89°0′W / 78.167°N 89.000°W / 78.167; -89.000 (Norwegian Bay)	Norwegian Bay
76°56′N 89°0′W / 76.933°N 89.000°W / 76.933; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
76°24′N 89°0′W / 76.400°N 89.000°W / 76.400; -89.000 (Jones Sound)	Jones Sound
75°28′N 89°0′W / 75.467°N 89.000°W / 75.467; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Devon Island
74°47′N 89°0′W / 74.783°N 89.000°W / 74.783; -89.000 (Lancaster Sound)	Lancaster Sound
73°50′N 89°0′W / 73.833°N 89.000°W / 73.833; -89.000 (Prince Regent Inlet)	Prince Regent Inlet
73°16′N 89°0′W / 73.267°N 89.000°W / 73.267; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — Baffin Island
70°40′N 89°0′W / 70.667°N 89.000°W / 70.667; -89.000 (Gulf of Boothia)	Gulf of Boothia
69°16′N 89°0′W / 69.267°N 89.000°W / 69.267; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut — mainland
64°0′N 89°0′W / 64.000°N 89.000°W / 64.000; -89.000 (Hudson Bay)	Hudson Bay
56°51′N 89°0′W / 56.850°N 89.000°W / 56.850; -89.000 (Canada)	Canada	Manitoba — for about 1 km Ontario — from 56°50′N 89°0′W / 56.833°N 89.000°W / 56.833; -89.000 (Ontario)
48°30′N 89°0′W / 48.500°N 89.000°W / 48.500; -89.000 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
48°0′N 89°0′W / 48.000°N 89.000°W / 48.000; -89.000 (United States)	United States	Michigan — Isle Royale
47°51′N 89°0′W / 47.850°N 89.000°W / 47.850; -89.000 (Lake Superior)	Lake Superior
46°59′N 89°0′W / 46.983°N 89.000°W / 46.983; -89.000 (United States)	United States	Michigan Wisconsin — from 46°6′N 89°0′W / 46.100°N 89.000°W / 46.100; -89.000 (Wisconsin) Illinois — from 42°30′N 89°0′W / 42.500°N 89.000°W / 42.500; -89.000 (Illinois) Kentucky — from 37°13′N 89°0′W / 37.217°N 89.000°W / 37.217; -89.000 (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°30′N 89°0′W / 36.500°N 89.000°W / 36.500; -89.000 (Tennessee) Mississippi — from 35°0′N 89°0′W / 35.000°N 89.000°W / 35.000; -89.000 (Mississippi)
30°23′N 89°0′W / 30.383°N 89.000°W / 30.383; -89.000 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico	Passing through the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana,  United States (at29°36′N 89°0′W / 29.600°N 89.000°W / 29.600; -89.000 (Chandeleur Islands))
29°11′N 89°0′W / 29.183°N 89.000°W / 29.183; -89.000 (United States)	United States	Louisiana — Mississippi River Delta
29°10′N 89°0′W / 29.167°N 89.000°W / 29.167; -89.000 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico
21°22′N 89°0′W / 21.367°N 89.000°W / 21.367; -89.000 (Mexico)	Mexico	Yucatán Quintana Roo — from 35°0′N 89°0′W / 35.000°N 89.000°W / 35.000; -89.000 (Quintana Roo)
17°59′N 89°0′W / 17.983°N 89.000°W / 17.983; -89.000 (Belize)	Belize
15°54′N 89°0′W / 15.900°N 89.000°W / 15.900; -89.000 (Guatemala)	Guatemala
15°7′N 89°0′W / 15.117°N 89.000°W / 15.117; -89.000 (Honduras)	Honduras
14°15′N 89°0′W / 14.250°N 89.000°W / 14.250; -89.000 (El Salvador)	El Salvador
13°20′N 89°0′W / 13.333°N 89.000°W / 13.333; -89.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos,  Ecuador (at0°43′S 89°14′W / 0.717°S 89.233°W / -0.717; -89.233 (San Cristóbal Island))
60°0′S 89°0′W / 60.000°S 89.000°W / -60.000; -89.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
72°36′S 89°0′W / 72.600°S 89.000°W / -72.600; -89.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Territory claimedby Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)

See also[edit]

• 88th meridian west
• 90th meridian west