92nd meridian west

The meridian 92° 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
92°
92nd meridian west

The 92nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 88th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 92nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 92°0′W / 90.000°N 92.000°W / 90.000; -92.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic OceanPassing just west of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 81°38′N 91°56′W / 81.633°N 91.933°W / 81.633; -91.933 (Ellesmere Island))
Passing just west of Krueger Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 81°35′N 91°57′W / 81.583°N 91.950°W / 81.583; -91.950 (Krueger Island))
81°31′N 92°0′W / 81.517°N 92.000°W / 81.517; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavut — Fjeldholmen Island
81°30′N 92°0′W / 81.500°N 92.000°W / 81.500; -92.000 (Nansen Sound)Nansen Sound
81°11′N 92°0′W / 81.183°N 92.000°W / 81.183; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutAxel Heiberg Island
78°12′N 92°0′W / 78.200°N 92.000°W / 78.200; -92.000 (Norwegian Bay)Norwegian Bay
76°39′N 92°0′W / 76.650°N 92.000°W / 76.650; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutDevon Island
74°46′N 92°0′W / 74.767°N 92.000°W / 74.767; -92.000 (Parry Channel)Parry ChannelBarrow Strait
74°0′N 92°0′W / 74.000°N 92.000°W / 74.000; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutSomerset Island
72°47′N 92°0′W / 72.783°N 92.000°W / 72.783; -92.000 (Prince Regent Inlet)Prince Regent Inlet
71°30′N 92°0′W / 71.500°N 92.000°W / 71.500; -92.000 (Gulf of Boothia)Gulf of Boothia
70°25′N 92°0′W / 70.417°N 92.000°W / 70.417; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavutBoothia Peninsula (mainland)
70°0′N 92°0′W / 70.000°N 92.000°W / 70.000; -92.000 (Gulf of Boothia)Gulf of BoothiaLord Mayor Bay
69°33′N 92°0′W / 69.550°N 92.000°W / 69.550; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavut — mainland
62°49′N 92°0′W / 62.817°N 92.000°W / 62.817; -92.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson BayRankin Inlet
62°39′N 92°0′W / 62.650°N 92.000°W / 62.650; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavut — mainland
62°32′N 92°0′W / 62.533°N 92.000°W / 62.533; -92.000 (Hudson Bay)Hudson Bay
57°3′N 92°0′W / 57.050°N 92.000°W / 57.050; -92.000 (Canada)  CanadaManitoba
Ontario — from 54°55′N 92°0′W / 54.917°N 92.000°W / 54.917; -92.000 (Ontario)
48°14′N 92°0′W / 48.233°N 92.000°W / 48.233; -92.000 (United States)  United StatesMinnesota
46°50′N 92°0′W / 46.833°N 92.000°W / 46.833; -92.000 (Lake Superior)Lake Superior
46°42′N 92°0′W / 46.700°N 92.000°W / 46.700; -92.000 (United States)  United StatesWisconsin
Minnesota — from 44°22′N 92°0′W / 44.367°N 92.000°W / 44.367; -92.000 (Minnesota)
Iowa — from 43°30′N 92°0′W / 43.500°N 92.000°W / 43.500; -92.000 (Iowa)
Missouri — from 40°36′N 92°0′W / 40.600°N 92.000°W / 40.600; -92.000 (Missouri)
Arkansas — from 36°30′N 92°0′W / 36.500°N 92.000°W / 36.500; -92.000 (Arkansas)
Louisiana — from 33°1′N 92°0′W / 33.017°N 92.000°W / 33.017; -92.000 (Ontario), the mainland and Marsh Island
29°33′N 92°0′W / 29.550°N 92.000°W / 29.550; -92.000 (Gulf of Mexico)Gulf of Mexico
18°43′N 92°0′W / 18.717°N 92.000°W / 18.717; -92.000 (Mexico)  MexicoCampeche
Tabasco — from 18°3′N 92°0′W / 18.050°N 92.000°W / 18.050; -92.000 (Tabasco)
Chiapas — from 17°53′N 92°0′W / 17.883°N 92.000°W / 17.883; -92.000 (Chiapas)
15°37′N 92°0′W / 15.617°N 92.000°W / 15.617; -92.000 (Guatemala)  Guatemala
14°21′N 92°0′W / 14.350°N 92.000°W / 14.350; -92.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 92°0′W / 60.000°S 92.000°W / -60.000; -92.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
72°35′S 92°0′W / 72.583°S 92.000°W / -72.583; -92.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaUnclaimed territory

See also