The 97th meridian 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. The 97th meridian west forms a great circle with the 83rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 97th meridian west passes through: ! scope="col" width="120" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Unnamed waterbody ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Penny Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queens Channel ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | McDougall Sound ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peel Sound ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Browne Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Young Bay ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Franklin Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Larsen Sound ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | James Ross Strait ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Simpson Strait ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico ! scope="row" | 🇲🇽 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica