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106th meridian west

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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.

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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

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

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|78|10|N|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Maclean Strait}}

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

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{{Coord|77|45|N|106|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Lougheed Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|77|41|N|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Byam Martin Channel}}

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

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{{Coord|76|1|N|106|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Melville Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|3|N|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Parry Channel}}

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

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

{{Coord|73|44|N|106|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut — Stefansson Island, Victoria Island and the Finlayson Islands

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|6|N|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Dease Strait}}

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

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| {{Coord|68|54|N|106|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}

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

| Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from {{Coord|64|34|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Northwest Territories}}
Saskatchewan — from {{Coord|60|0|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Saskatchewan}}

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| {{Coord|49|0|N|106|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}

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

| Montana
Wyoming — from {{Coord|45|0|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Wyoming}}
Colorado — from {{Coord|41|0|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Colorado}}
New Mexico — from {{Coord|37|0|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=New Mexico}}, passing through Santa Fe (at {{Coord|35|39|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Santa Fe}})
Texas — from {{Coord|32|0|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Texas}}

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| {{Coord|31|23|N|106|0|W|type:country|name=Mexico}}

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

| Chihuahua
Durango — from {{Coord|26|49|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Durango}}
Sinaloa — from {{Coord|24|10|N|106|0|W|type:adm1st|name=Sinaloa}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|22|48|N|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

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

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|106|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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

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{{Coord|75|15|S|106|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Unclaimed territory

See also

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