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.
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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 .svg.png)
Nunavut — Lougheed Island 77°41′N 106°0′W Byam Martin Channel 76°1′N 106°0′W Nunavut — Melville Island 75°3′N 106°0′W Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound 73°44′N 106°0′W Nunavut — Stefansson Island, Victoria Island and the Finlayson Islands 69°6′N 106°0′W Dease Strait 68°54′N 106°0′W Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 64°34′N 106°0′W
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 106°0′W49°0′N 106°0′W 
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
Texas — from 32°0′N 106°0′W31°23′N 106°0′W 
Chihuahua
Durango — from 26°49′N 106°0′W
Sinaloa — from 24°10′N 106°0′W22°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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