title: 93rd meridian west
text: # 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.
  
  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-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 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)  Canada Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island 78°36′N 93°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.600°N 93.000°W﻿ / 78.600; -93.000﻿ (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay Passing 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)  Canada Nunavut — Devon 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 Channel Barrow Strait 74°9′N 93°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.150°N 93.000°W﻿ / 74.150; -93.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — Somerset 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)  Canada Nunavut — 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)  Canada Manitoba 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 States Minnesota, 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)  Mexico Tabasco 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) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  