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102nd meridian west

Line of longitude


Line of longitude

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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Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island
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Nunavut — King Christian Island
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Nunavut — Bathurst Island
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Nunavut — Alexander Island and Bathurst Island
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Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island
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Nunavut — Victoria Island
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Nunavut — Victoria Island
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Nunavut — Qikiqtaryuaq
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| ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories / Nunavut border — from Manitoba — from , running about 400m east of, and parallel to, the border with Saskatchewan Saskatchewan — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | North Dakota South Dakota — from Nebraska — from Kansas — from Oklahoma — from Texas — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Coahuila Zacatecas — from San Luis Potosí — from Zacatecas — from Aguascalientes — from Jalisco — from Guanajuato — from Jalisco — from Guanajuato — from Michoacán — from , passing just east of Uruapan Guerrero — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Unclaimed territory
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
  2. (1928). "Economic Position of the Canadian Prairie Provinces in 1923".
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