title: 87th meridian west
text: # 87th meridian west
  
  The meridian 87° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
  
  The 87th meridian west forms a great circle with the 93rd meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 87th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 87.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -87.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 82°1′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿82.017°N 87.000°W﻿ / 82.017; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 80°44′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿80.733°N 87.000°W﻿ / 80.733; -87.000﻿ (Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound 79°57′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿79.950°N 87.000°W﻿ / 79.950; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island and Ellesmere Island 76°23′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.383°N 87.000°W﻿ / 76.383; -87.000﻿ (Jones Sound) Jones Sound 75°31′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.517°N 87.000°W﻿ / 75.517; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Devon Island 74°29′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.483°N 87.000°W﻿ / 74.483; -87.000﻿ (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 73°49′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.817°N 87.000°W﻿ / 73.817; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Baffin Island and Crown Prince Frederik Island 70°1′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.017°N 87.000°W﻿ / 70.017; -87.000﻿ (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 69°15′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.250°N 87.000°W﻿ / 69.250; -87.000﻿ (Committee Bay) Committee Bay Passing just west of Wales Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 68°5′N 86°57′W﻿ / ﻿68.083°N 86.950°W﻿ / 68.083; -86.950﻿ (Wales Island)) 67°21′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.350°N 87.000°W﻿ / 67.350; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — mainland 65°2′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿65.033°N 87.000°W﻿ / 65.033; -87.000﻿ (Roes Welcome Sound) Roes Welcome Sound 63°51′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.850°N 87.000°W﻿ / 63.850; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Southampton Island 63°33′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿63.550°N 87.000°W﻿ / 63.550; -87.000﻿ (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 55°55′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.917°N 87.000°W﻿ / 55.917; -87.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Ontario — mainland and Slate Islands 48°37′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿48.617°N 87.000°W﻿ / 48.617; -87.000﻿ (Lake Superior) Lake Superior 46°31′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.517°N 87.000°W﻿ / 46.517; -87.000﻿ (United States)  United States Michigan 45°49′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.817°N 87.000°W﻿ / 45.817; -87.000﻿ (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 45°18′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.300°N 87.000°W﻿ / 45.300; -87.000﻿ (United States)  United States Wisconsin — Door Peninsula 45°12′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.200°N 87.000°W﻿ / 45.200; -87.000﻿ (Lake Michigan) Lake Michigan 41°41′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿41.683°N 87.000°W﻿ / 41.683; -87.000﻿ (United States)  United States Indiana Kentucky — from 37°55′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.917°N 87.000°W﻿ / 37.917; -87.000﻿ (Kentucky) Tennessee — from 36°39′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.650°N 87.000°W﻿ / 36.650; -87.000﻿ (Tennessee) Alabama — from 35°0′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 87.000°W﻿ / 35.000; -87.000﻿ (Alabama) Florida — from 31°0′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿31.000°N 87.000°W﻿ / 31.000; -87.000﻿ (Florida) 30°21′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿30.350°N 87.000°W﻿ / 30.350; -87.000﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 21°34′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.567°N 87.000°W﻿ / 21.567; -87.000﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Quintana Roo — Yucatán Peninsula and island of Cozumel 20°17′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.283°N 87.000°W﻿ / 20.283; -87.000﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of Banco Chinchorro, Mexico (at 18°41′N 87°14′W﻿ / ﻿18.683°N 87.233°W﻿ / 18.683; -87.233﻿ (Banco Chinchorro)) Passing just west of the island of Útila, Honduras (at 16°5′N 86°59′W﻿ / ﻿16.083°N 86.983°W﻿ / 16.083; -86.983﻿ (Útila)) 15°46′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.767°N 87.000°W﻿ / 15.767; -87.000﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras 13°1′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿13.017°N 87.000°W﻿ / 13.017; -87.000﻿ (Nicaragua)  Nicaragua 12°20′N 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿12.333°N 87.000°W﻿ / 12.333; -87.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Cocos Island, Costa Rica (at 5°32′N 87°2′W﻿ / ﻿5.533°N 87.033°W﻿ / 5.533; -87.033﻿ (Cocos Island)) 60°0′S 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 87.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -87.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 72°53′S 87°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.883°S 87.000°W﻿ / -72.883; -87.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Territory claimed by Chile (Antártica Chilena Province)
  