106th meridian west

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106th meridian west

The meridian 106° 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.

106°W is the Third Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.

The 106th meridian west forms a great circle with the 74th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 106th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 106°0′W	Arctic Ocean
78°10′N 106°0′W	Maclean Strait
77°45′N 106°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Lougheed Island
77°41′N 106°0′W	Byam Martin Channel
76°1′N 106°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Melville Island
75°3′N 106°0′W	Parry Channel	Viscount Melville Sound
73°44′N 106°0′W	Canada	Nunavut — Stefansson Island, Victoria Island and the Finlayson Islands
69°6′N 106°0′W	Dease Strait
68°54′N 106°0′W	Canada	Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 64°34′N 106°0′W Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 106°0′W
49°0′N 106°0′W	United States	Montana Wyoming — from 45°0′N 106°0′W Colorado — from 41°0′N 106°0′W New Mexico — from 37°0′N 106°0′W, passing through Santa Fe (at 35°39′N 106°0′W) Texas — from 32°0′N 106°0′W
31°23′N 106°0′W	Mexico	Chihuahua Durango — from 26°49′N 106°0′W Sinaloa — from 24°10′N 106°0′W
22°48′N 106°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 106°0′W	Southern Ocean
75°15′S 106°0′W	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 105th meridian west
• 107th meridian west