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The meridian 117° 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 117th meridian west forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 117°0′W / 90°N 117°W / 90; -117 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°28′N 117°0′W / 77.467°N 117°W / 77.467; -117 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
76°20′N 117°0′W / 76.333°N 117°W / 76.333; -117 (Fitzwilliam Strait) Fitzwilliam Strait
76°12′N 117°0′W / 76.2°N 117°W / 76.2; -117 (Kellett Strait) Kellett Strait
75°44′N 117°0′W / 75.733°N 117°W / 75.733; -117 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Melville Island
75°9′N 117°0′W / 75.15°N 117°W / 75.15; -117 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°7′N 117°0′W / 74.117°N 117°W / 74.117; -117 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
73°7′N 117°0′W / 73.117°N 117°W / 73.117; -117 (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait
72°57′N 117°0′W / 72.95°N 117°W / 72.95; -117 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
70°32′N 117°0′W / 70.533°N 117°W / 70.533; -117 (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince Albert Sound
70°6′N 117°0′W / 70.1°N 117°W / 70.1; -117 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
Nunavut - Victoria Island
Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
69°41′N 117°0′W / 69.683°N 117°W / 69.683; -117 (Dolphin and Union Strait) Dolphin and Union Strait
68°54′N 117°0′W / 68.9°N 117°W / 68.9; -117 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories
Alberta
British Columbia
49°0′N 117°0′W / 49°N 117°W / 49; -117 (United States)  United States Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
California
32°33′N 117°0′W / 32.55°N 117°W / 32.55; -117 (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California
32°16′N 117°0′W / 32.267°N 117°W / 32.267; -117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 117°0′W / 60°S 117°W / -60; -117 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°57′S 117°0′W / 73.95°S 117°W / -73.95; -117 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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