106th meridian west
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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 / 90.000°N 106.000°W / 90.000; -106.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 78°10′N 106°0′W / 78.167°N 106.000°W / 78.167; -106.000 (Maclean Strait) Maclean Strait 77°45′N 106°0′W / 77.750°N 106.000°W / 77.750; -106.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Lougheed Island 77°41′N 106°0′W / 77.683°N 106.000°W / 77.683; -106.000 (Byam Martin Channel) Byam Martin Channel 76°1′N 106°0′W / 76.017°N 106.000°W / 76.017; -106.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Melville Island 75°3′N 106°0′W / 75.050°N 106.000°W / 75.050; -106.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound 73°44′N 106°0′W / 73.733°N 106.000°W / 73.733; -106.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut — Stefansson Island, Victoria Island and the Finlayson Islands 69°6′N 106°0′W / 69.100°N 106.000°W / 69.100; -106.000 (Dease Strait) Dease Strait 68°54′N 106°0′W / 68.900°N 106.000°W / 68.900; -106.000 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 64°34′N 106°0′W / 64.567°N 106.000°W / 64.567; -106.000 (Northwest Territories)
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 106°0′W / 60.000°N 106.000°W / 60.000; -106.000 (Saskatchewan)49°0′N 106°0′W / 49.000°N 106.000°W / 49.000; -106.000 (United States) United States
Montana
Wyoming — from 45°0′N 106°0′W / 45.000°N 106.000°W / 45.000; -106.000 (Wyoming)
Colorado — from 41°0′N 106°0′W / 41.000°N 106.000°W / 41.000; -106.000 (Colorado)
New Mexico — from 37°0′N 106°0′W / 37.000°N 106.000°W / 37.000; -106.000 (New Mexico), passing through Santa Fe (at 35°39′N 106°0′W / 35.650°N 106.000°W / 35.650; -106.000 (Santa Fe))
Texas — from 32°0′N 106°0′W / 32.000°N 106.000°W / 32.000; -106.000 (Texas)31°23′N 106°0′W / 31.383°N 106.000°W / 31.383; -106.000 (Mexico) Mexico
Chihuahua
Durango — from 26°49′N 106°0′W / 26.817°N 106.000°W / 26.817; -106.000 (Durango)
Sinaloa — from 24°10′N 106°0′W / 24.167°N 106.000°W / 24.167; -106.000 (Sinaloa)22°48′N 106°0′W / 22.800°N 106.000°W / 22.800; -106.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 106°0′W / 60.000°S 106.000°W / -60.000; -106.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 75°15′S 106°0′W / 75.250°S 106.000°W / -75.250; -106.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
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