115th meridian west

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115th meridian west

The meridian 115° 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 115th meridian west forms a great circle with the 65th meridian east.

Between the

Latin American Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 115th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 115°0′W / 90.000°N 115.000°W / 90.000; -115.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°58′N 115°0′W / 77.967°N 115.000°W / 77.967; -115.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesBrock Island
77°55′N 115°0′W / 77.917°N 115.000°W / 77.917; -115.000 (Ballantyne Strait) Ballantyne Strait
77°19′N 115°0′W / 77.317°N 115.000°W / 77.317; -115.000 Unnamed waterbody Passing just west of Emerald Isle, Northwest Territories,  Canada at 76°47′N 114°50′W / 76.783°N 114.833°W / 76.783; -114.833 (Emerald Island)
76°28′N 115°0′W / 76.467°N 115.000°W / 76.467; -115.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
74°58′N 115°0′W / 74.967°N 115.000°W / 74.967; -115.000 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
73°18′N 115°0′W / 73.300°N 115.000°W / 73.300; -115.000 (Canada)  Canada
Victoria Island
70°36′N 115°0′W / 70.600°N 115.000°W / 70.600; -115.000 (Prince Albert Sound) Prince Albert Sound
70°17′N 115°0′W / 70.283°N 115.000°W / 70.283; -115.000 (Canada)  Canada
Victoria Island
68°52′N 115°0′W / 68.867°N 115.000°W / 68.867; -115.000 (Dolphin and Union Strait) Dolphin and Union Strait
70°17′N 115°0′W / 70.283°N 115.000°W / 70.283; -115.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - mainland
68°10′N 115°0′W / 68.167°N 115.000°W / 68.167; -115.000 (Coronation Gulf) Coronation Gulf
67°48′N 115°0′W / 67.800°N 115.000°W / 67.800; -115.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 66°16′N 115°0′W / 66.267°N 115.000°W / 66.267; -115.000 (Nunavut), passing through the Great Slave Lake
Alberta — from 60°0′N 115°0′W / 60.000°N 115.000°W / 60.000; -115.000 (Alberta)
British Columbia — from 50°34′N 115°0′W / 50.567°N 115.000°W / 50.567; -115.000 (British Columbia)
49°0′N 115°0′W / 49.000°N 115.000°W / 49.000; -115.000 (United States)  United States Montana
Idaho — from 46°58′N 115°0′W / 46.967°N 115.000°W / 46.967; -115.000 (Idaho)
Nevada — from 42°0′N 115°0′W / 42.000°N 115.000°W / 42.000; -115.000 (Nevada), passing just east of Las Vegas at 36°10′N 115°8′W / 36.167°N 115.133°W / 36.167; -115.133
California — from 35°17′N 115°0′W / 35.283°N 115.000°W / 35.283; -115.000 (California)
32°42′N 115°0′W / 32.700°N 115.000°W / 32.700; -115.000 (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California
Sonora — for about 12 km from 32°18′N 115°0′W / 32.300°N 115.000°W / 32.300; -115.000 (Sonara)
Baja California — from 32°11′N 115°0′W / 32.183°N 115.000°W / 32.183; -115.000 (Baja California)
Sonora — for about 2 km from 31°59′N 115°0′W / 31.983°N 115.000°W / 31.983; -115.000 (Sonara)
Baja California — from 31°56′N 115°0′W / 31.933°N 115.000°W / 31.933; -115.000 (Baja California)
29°23′N 115°0′W / 29.383°N 115.000°W / 29.383; -115.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, passing just east of Cedros Island,  Mexico at 38°10′N 115°9′W / 38.167°N 115.150°W / 38.167; -115.150 (Cedros Island)
27°50′N 115°0′W / 27.833°N 115.000°W / 27.833; -115.000 (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California Sur
27°43′N 115°0′W / 27.717°N 115.000°W / 27.717; -115.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Clarion Island,  Mexico at 18°21′N 114°47′W / 18.350°N 114.783°W / 18.350; -114.783 (Clarion Island)
60°0′S 115°0′W / 60.000°S 115.000°W / -60.000; -115.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°2′S 115°0′W / 74.033°S 115.000°W / -74.033; -115.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
Unclaimed territory

See also