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96th meridian west 
Summary
The meridian 96° 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 Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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96th meridian westThe 96th meridian west forms a great circle with the 84th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole edit
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 96th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 96°0′W / 90.000°N 96.000°W Arctic Ocean 80°41′N 96°0′W / 80.683°N 96.000°W 
Canada
Nunavut — Axel Heiberg Island 79°41′N 96°0′W / 79.683°N 96.000°W Massey Sound 78°28′N 96°0′W / 78.467°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — Bjarnason Island and Amund Ringnes Island 77°53′N 96°0′W / 77.883°N 96.000°W Hendriksen Strait 77°44′N 96°0′W / 77.733°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — Cornwall Island 77°29′N 96°0′W / 77.483°N 96.000°W Belcher Channel 77°3′N 96°0′W / 77.050°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — Devon Island 76°26′N 96°0′W / 76.433°N 96.000°W Queens Channel 75°36′N 96°0′W / 75.600°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — Little Cornwallis Island and Cornwallis Island 74°53′N 96°0′W / 74.883°N 96.000°W Parry Channel 73°55′N 96°0′W / 73.917°N 96.000°W Peel Sound Passing just west of Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 73°41′N 95°41′W / 73.683°N 95.683°W)
Passing just east of Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 72°25′N 96°16′W / 72.417°N 96.267°W)
71°26′N 96°0′W / 71.433°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — Boothia Peninsula (mainland) 69°49′N 96°0′W / 69.817°N 96.000°W James Ross Strait 69°35′N 96°0′W / 69.583°N 96.000°W Wellington Strait Passing just west of Matty Island, Nunavut, Canada (at 69°30′N 95°58′W / 69.500°N 95.967°W)
Passing just east of the Tennent Islands, Nunavut, Canada (at 69°28′N 96°3′W / 69.467°N 96.050°W)
69°21′N 96°0′W / 69.350°N 96.000°W Rae Strait 69°14′N 96°0′W / 69.233°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — King William Island 68°36′N 96°0′W / 68.600°N 96.000°W Simpson Strait 68°15′N 96°0′W / 68.250°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — McCrary Isthmus (mainland) 68°12′N 96°0′W / 68.200°N 96.000°W Chantrey Inlet 67°50′N 96°0′W / 67.833°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — Montreal Island 67°49′N 96°0′W / 67.817°N 96.000°W Chantrey Inlet 67°15′N 96°0′W / 67.250°N 96.000°W Canada
Nunavut — mainland
Manitoba — from 60°0′N 96°0′W / 60.000°N 96.000°W49°0′N 96°0′W / 49.000°N 96.000°W 
United States
Minnesota
Iowa — from 43°30′N 96°0′W / 43.500°N 96.000°W
Nebraska — from 41°32′N 96°0′W / 41.533°N 96.000°W, for about 4 km
Iowa — from 41°31′N 96°0′W / 41.517°N 96.000°W, for about 4 km
Nebraska — from 41°29′N 96°0′W / 41.483°N 96.000°W, passing through Omaha (at 41°15′N 96°0′W / 41.250°N 96.000°W)
Kansas — from 40°0′N 96°0′W / 40.000°N 96.000°W
Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 96°0′W / 37.000°N 96.000°W, passing through Tulsa (at 36°9′N 96°0′W / 36.150°N 96.000°W)
Texas — from 33°51′N 96°0′W / 33.850°N 96.000°W28°35′N 96°0′W / 28.583°N 96.000°W Gulf of Mexico 19°2′N 96°0′W / 19.033°N 96.000°W 
Mexico
Veracruz — from 19°4′N 96°0′W / 19.067°N 96.000°W
Oaxaca — from 18°14′N 96°0′W / 18.233°N 96.000°W15°47′N 96°0′W / 15.783°N 96.000°W Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 96°0′W / 60.000°S 96.000°W Southern Ocean 71°56′S 96°0′W / 71.933°S 96.000°W Antarctica Unclaimed territory
