From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 109th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 109°0′W / 90°N 109°W / 90; -109 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Borden Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 78°28′N 109°13′W / 78.467°N 109.217°W / 78.467; -109.217 (Borden Island))
Passing just east of Vesey Hamilton Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 76°54′N 109°2′W / 76.9°N 109.033°W / 76.9; -109.033 (Vesey Hamilton Island))76°49′N 109°0′W / 76.817°N 109°W / 76.817; -109 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Melville Island 75°53′N 109°0′W / 75.883°N 109°W / 75.883; -109 (Sabine Bay) Sabine Bay 75°29′N 109°0′W / 75.483°N 109°W / 75.483; -109 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Melville Island 74°59′N 109°0′W / 74.983°N 109°W / 74.983; -109 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound 72°46′N 109°0′W / 72.767°N 109°W / 72.767; -109 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Victoria Island 68°44′N 109°0′W / 68.733°N 109°W / 68.733; -109 (Dease Strait) Dease Strait 68°19′N 109°0′W / 68.317°N 109°W / 68.317; -109 (Bathurst Inlet) Bathurst Inlet 68°0′N 109°0′W / 68°N 109°W / 68; -109 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Lewes Island, the Stockport Islands and the mainland
Northwest Territories — from 64°48′N 109°13′W / 64.8°N 109.217°W / 64.8; -109.217 (Northwest Territories), passing through the Great Slave Lake
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 109°13′W / 60°N 109.217°W / 60; -109.217 (Saskatchewan), passing through Lake Athabasca49°0′N 109°0′W / 49°N 109°W / 49; -109 (United States) United States Montana
Wyoming — from 45°0′N 109°13′W / 45°N 109.217°W / 45; -109.217 (Wyoming)
Colorado — from 41°0′N 109°13′W / 41°N 109.217°W / 41; -109.217 (Colorado)
New Mexico — from 37°0′N 109°13′W / 37°N 109.217°W / 37; -109.217 (New Mexico)31°20′N 109°0′W / 31.333°N 109°W / 31.333; -109 (Mexico) Mexico Sonora
Sonora / Chihuahua border — from 28°17′N 109°13′W / 28.283°N 109.217°W / 28.283; -109.217 (Sonora/Chuhuahua border)
Sonora — from 28°0′N 109°13′W / 28°N 109.217°W / 28; -109.217 (Sonora)
Sinaloa — from 26°26′N 109°13′W / 26.433°N 109.217°W / 26.433; -109.217 (Sinaloa), passing through Los Mochis25°26′N 109°0′W / 25.433°N 109°W / 25.433; -109 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Clipperton Island (an overseas possession of France, at 10°17′N 109°12′W / 10.283°N 109.2°W / 10.283; -109.2 (Clipperton Island))
Passing just east of Easter Island, Chile (at 27°6′S 109°14′W / 27.1°S 109.233°W / -27.1; -109.233 (Clipperton Island))60°0′S 109°0′W / 60°S 109°W / -60; -109 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°29′S 109°0′W / 73.483°S 109°W / -73.483; -109 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
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