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102nd meridian west

{{Short description|Line of longitude}}

{{Location map-line|lon=-102}}

{{kml}}{{More citations needed|date=February 2024}}File:102nd meridian Canada.svg, 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 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.

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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|79|30|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Peary Channel}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peary Channel

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|79|5|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|17|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Danish Strait}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Danish Strait

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|77|53|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — King Christian Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|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, {{CAN}} (at {{Coord|76|35|N|101|41|W|type:isle|name=Helena Island}})

{{Coord|76|25|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Bathurst Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|13|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Erskine Inlet}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Erskine Inlet

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|75|58|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Alexander Island and Bathurst Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|33|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Viscount Melville Sound

{{Coord|73|4|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|72|30|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=M'Clintock Channel}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | M'Clintock Channel

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|70|18|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Victoria Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|51|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Albert Edward Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Albert Edward Bay

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|69|28|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Victoria Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|59|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|68|50|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut — Qikiqtaryuaq

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|37|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|67|45|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

! scope="row" | {{CAN}}

| Nunavut
Northwest Territories / Nunavut border — from {{Coord|64|14|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Northwest Territories/Nunavut border}}
Manitoba — from {{Coord|60|0|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Manitoba}}, running about 400m east of, and parallel to, the border with Saskatchewan{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1928 |title=Economic Position of the Canadian Prairie Provinces in 1923 |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS11-D-53A-1928-eng.pdf |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Internal Trade Branch, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce, Government of Canada}}
Saskatchewan — from {{Coord|55|47|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Saskatchewan}}

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| {{Coord|49|0|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}

! scope="row" | {{USA}}

| North Dakota
South Dakota — from {{Coord|45|56|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=South Dakota}}
Nebraska — from {{Coord|43|0|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Nebraska}}
Kansas — from {{Coord|40|0|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Kansas}}
Oklahoma — from {{Coord|37|0|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Oklahoma}}
Texas — from {{Coord|36|30|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Texas}}

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| {{Coord|29|48|N|102|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}}

! scope="row" | {{MEX}}

| Coahuila
Zacatecas — from {{Coord|25|5|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Zacatecas}}
San Luis Potosí — from {{Coord|23|24|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=San Luis Potosí}}
Zacatecas — from {{Coord|22|40|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Zacatecas}}
Aguascalientes — from {{Coord|22|16|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Aguascalientes}}
Jalisco — from {{Coord|21|53|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Jalisco}}
Guanajuato — from {{Coord|20|56|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Guanajuato}}
Jalisco — from {{Coord|20|39|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Jalisco}}
Guanajuato — from {{Coord|20|31|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Guanajuato}}
Michoacán — from {{Coord|20|21|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Michoacán}}, passing just east of Uruapan
Guerrero — from {{Coord|18|12|N|102|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Guerro}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|17|58|N|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|102|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|71|58|S|102|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Unclaimed territory

See also

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Category:Borders of Nunavut

Category:Borders of the Northwest Territories

Category:Borders of Saskatchewan

Category:Borders of Manitoba