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.

Line across the Earth
106°
106th meridian west

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

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