102nd meridian west

Line of longitude -102 February 2024thumb|In Canada, the 102nd meridian west defines part of the border between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, and it approximately defines part of the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The meridian 102° 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. The 102nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 78th meridian east. In Canada, part of the border between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is defined by the meridian, and part of the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba runs about 400m west of the meridian. At the 60th parallel north, these borders form a (possible) quadripoint at the four corners of these provinces and territories. 102°W is the Second Meridian of Canada's Dominion Land Survey. In the United States, the meridian formed the eastern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson. The eastern border of Colorado with Nebraska and Kansas lies on the 25th meridian west from Washington, which lies a couple of miles west of the 102nd meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 102nd 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 102 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79 30 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Peary Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peary Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 79 5 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 17 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Danish Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Danish Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 77 53 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — King Christian Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 41 N 102 0 W type:waterbody ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Unnamed waterbody | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Helena Island, Nunavut, (at 76 35 N 101 41 W type:isle Helena Island) |- | 76 25 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Bathurst Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 13 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Erskine Inlet ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Erskine Inlet | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 58 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Alexander Island and Bathurst Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 33 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Parry Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Viscount Melville Sound |- | 73 4 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 30 N 102 0 W type:waterbody M'Clintock Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | M'Clintock Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 70 18 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Victoria Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69 51 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Albert Edward Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Albert Edward Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 28 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Victoria Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68 59 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Queen Maud Gulf ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 68 50 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Qikiqtaryuaq |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68 37 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Queen Maud Gulf ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 67 45 N 102 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories / Nunavut border — from 64 14 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Northwest Territories/Nunavut border Manitoba — from 60 0 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Manitoba, running about 400m east of, and parallel to, the border with Saskatchewan 1928 Economic Position of the Canadian Prairie Provinces in 1923 https://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS11-D-53A-1928-eng.pdf 2024-02-01 Internal Trade Branch, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce, Government of Canada Saskatchewan — from 55 47 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Saskatchewan |-valign="top" | 49 0 N 102 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | North Dakota South Dakota — from 45 56 N 102 0 W type:adm1st South Dakota Nebraska — from 43 0 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Nebraska Kansas — from 40 0 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Kansas Oklahoma — from 37 0 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Oklahoma Texas — from 36 30 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Texas |-valign="top" | 29 48 N 102 0 W type:country Mexico ! scope="row" | | Coahuila Zacatecas — from 25 5 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Zacatecas San Luis Potosí — from 23 24 N 102 0 W type:adm1st San Luis Potosí Zacatecas — from 22 40 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Zacatecas Aguascalientes — from 22 16 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Aguascalientes Jalisco — from 21 53 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Jalisco Guanajuato — from 20 56 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Guanajuato Jalisco — from 20 39 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Jalisco Guanajuato — from 20 31 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Guanajuato Michoacán — from 20 21 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Michoacán, passing just east of Uruapan Guerrero — from 18 12 N 102 0 W type:adm1st Guerro |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17 58 N 102 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 102 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71 58 S 102 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 101st meridian west 103rd meridian west References collapsed w102 meridian west Category:Borders of Nunavut Category:Borders of the Northwest Territories Category:Borders of Saskatchewan Category:Borders of Manitoba