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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
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)  CanadaNunavut — 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)  CanadaNunavut — Melville Island
75°3′N 106°0′W / 75.050°N 106.000°W / 75.050; -106.000 (Parry Channel)Parry ChannelViscount Melville Sound
73°44′N 106°0′W / 73.733°N 106.000°W / 73.733; -106.000 (Canada)  CanadaNunavut — 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)  CanadaNunavut
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 StatesMontana
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)  MexicoChihuahua
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)AntarcticaUnclaimed territory

See also