106th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -106 The meridian 106° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 2025 en 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: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 106 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 10 N 106 0 W type:waterbody Maclean Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Maclean Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 77 45 N 106 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Lougheed Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 41 N 106 0 W type:waterbody Byam Martin Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Byam Martin Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 76 1 N 106 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Melville Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 3 N 106 0 W type:waterbody Parry Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Viscount Melville Sound |- | 73 44 N 106 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Stefansson Island, Victoria Island and the Finlayson Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69 6 N 106 0 W type:waterbody Dease Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dease Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 68 54 N 106 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 64 34 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Northwest Territories Saskatchewan — from 60 0 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Saskatchewan |-valign="top" | 49 0 N 106 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Montana Wyoming — from 45 0 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Wyoming Colorado — from 41 0 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Colorado New Mexico — from 37 0 N 106 0 W type:adm1st New Mexico, passing through Santa Fe (at 35 39 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Santa Fe) Texas — from 32 0 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Texas |-valign="top" | 31 23 N 106 0 W type:country Mexico ! scope="row" | | Chihuahua Durango — from 26 49 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Durango Sinaloa — from 24 10 N 106 0 W type:adm1st Sinaloa |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 22 48 N 106 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 106 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 15 S 106 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 105th meridian west 107th meridian west References collapsed w106 meridian west