93rd meridian west

The meridian 93° 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.

Line across the Earth
93°
93rd meridian west

The 93rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 87th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 93rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 93°0′W / 90.000°N 93.000°W / 90.000; -93.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
81°20′N 93°0′W / 81.333°N 93.000°W / 81.333; -93.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutAxel Heiberg Island
78°36′N 93°0′W / 78.600°N 93.000°W / 78.600; -93.000 (Norwegian Bay)Norwegian BayPassing just east of Cornwall Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 77°39′N 93°4′W / 77.650°N 93.067°W / 77.650; -93.067 (Cornwall Island))
76°37′N 93°0′W / 76.617°N 93.000°W / 76.617; -93.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutDevon Island
76°16′N 93°0′W / 76.267°N 93.000°W / 76.267; -93.000 (Wellington Channel)Wellington Channel
74°40′N 93°0′W / 74.667°N 93.000°W / 74.667; -93.000 (Parry Channel)Parry ChannelBarrow Strait
74°9′N 93°0′W / 74.150°N 93.000°W / 74.150; -93.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutSomerset Island
72°46′N 93°0′W / 72.767°N 93.000°W / 72.767; -93.000 (Gulf of Boothia)Gulf of Boothia
71°22′N 93°0′W / 71.367°N 93.000°W / 71.367; -93.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavut — mainland
62°4′N 93°0′W / 62.067°N 93.000°W / 62.067; -93.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson Bay
58°20′N 93°0′W / 58.333°N 93.000°W / 58.333; -93.000 (Canada)  CanadaManitoba
Ontario — from 54°13′N 93°0′W / 54.217°N 93.000°W / 54.217; -93.000 (Ontario)
48°27′N 93°0′W / 48.450°N 93.000°W / 48.450; -93.000 (United States)  United StatesMinnesota, passing through Saint Paul (at 44°57′N 93°0′W / 44.950°N 93.000°W / 44.950; -93.000 (Saint Paul))
Iowa — from 43°30′N 93°0′W / 43.500°N 93.000°W / 43.500; -93.000 (Iowa)
Missouri — from 40°35′N 93°0′W / 40.583°N 93.000°W / 40.583; -93.000 (Missouri)
Arkansas — from 36°30′N 93°0′W / 36.500°N 93.000°W / 36.500; -93.000 (Arkansas)
Louisiana — from 33°1′N 93°0′W / 33.017°N 93.000°W / 33.017; -93.000 (Louisiana)
29°43′N 93°0′W / 29.717°N 93.000°W / 29.717; -93.000 (Gulf of Mexico)Gulf of Mexico
18°26′N 93°0′W / 18.433°N 93.000°W / 18.433; -93.000 (Mexico)  MexicoTabasco
Chiapas — from 17°33′N 93°0′W / 17.550°N 93.000°W / 17.550; -93.000 (Chiapas), passing just east of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
15°17′N 93°0′W / 15.283°N 93.000°W / 15.283; -93.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 93°0′W / 60.000°S 93.000°W / -60.000; -93.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
72°30′S 93°0′W / 72.500°S 93.000°W / -72.500; -93.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaUnclaimed territory

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