# 117th meridian west

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The meridian 117° 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 117th meridian west forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian west passes through:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 117.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -117.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°28′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.467°N 117.000°W﻿ / 77.467; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island 76°20′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.333°N 117.000°W﻿ / 76.333; -117.000﻿ (Fitzwilliam Strait) Fitzwilliam Strait 76°12′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.200°N 117.000°W﻿ / 76.200; -117.000﻿ (Kellett Strait) Kellett Strait 75°44′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.733°N 117.000°W﻿ / 75.733; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Melville Island 75°34′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.567°N 117.000°W﻿ / 75.567; -117.000﻿ (Kellett Strait) Purchase Bay 75°29′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.483°N 117.000°W﻿ / 75.483; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Melville Island 75°9′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.150°N 117.000°W﻿ / 75.150; -117.000﻿ (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait 74°7′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.117°N 117.000°W﻿ / 74.117; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island 73°7′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.117°N 117.000°W﻿ / 73.117; -117.000﻿ (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait 72°57′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.950°N 117.000°W﻿ / 72.950; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island 70°32′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.533°N 117.000°W﻿ / 70.533; -117.000﻿ (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince Albert Sound 70°6′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.100°N 117.000°W﻿ / 70.100; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from 70°0′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 117.000°W﻿ / 70.000; -117.000﻿ (Nunavut) on Victoria Island Northwest Territories — from 69°49′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.817°N 117.000°W﻿ / 69.817; -117.000﻿ (Northwest Territories) on Victoria Island 69°41′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.683°N 117.000°W﻿ / 69.683; -117.000﻿ (Dolphin and Union Strait) Dolphin and Union Strait 68°54′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.900°N 117.000°W﻿ / 68.900; -117.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 66°52′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿66.867°N 117.000°W﻿ / 66.867; -117.000﻿ (Northwest Territories) Alberta — from 60°0′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 117.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -117.000﻿ (Alberta) British Columbia — from 51°50′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.833°N 117.000°W﻿ / 51.833; -117.000﻿ (British Columbia) 49°0′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 117.000°W﻿ / 49.000; -117.000﻿ (United States)  United States Idaho Washington — from 46°18′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.300°N 117.000°W﻿ / 46.300; -117.000﻿ (Washington) Oregon — from 46°0′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 117.000°W﻿ / 46.000; -117.000﻿ (Oregon) Idaho — from 44°46′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.767°N 117.000°W﻿ / 44.767; -117.000﻿ (Idaho) Oregon — from 44°15′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿44.250°N 117.000°W﻿ / 44.250; -117.000﻿ (Oregon) Idaho — from 43°52′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿43.867°N 117.000°W﻿ / 43.867; -117.000﻿ (Idaho) Nevada — from 42°0′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 117.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -117.000﻿ (Nevada) California — from 36°51′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.850°N 117.000°W﻿ / 36.850; -117.000﻿ (California) and passing through San Diego at 32°56′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.933°N 117.000°W﻿ / 32.933; -117.000﻿ (San Diego). 32°33′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.550°N 117.000°W﻿ / 32.550; -117.000﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California — passing through Tijuana 32°16′N 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿32.267°N 117.000°W﻿ / 32.267; -117.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 117.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -117.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°57′S 117°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.950°S 117.000°W﻿ / -73.950; -117.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory