From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 101st meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 101°0′W / 90°N 101°W / 90; -101 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 79°45′N 101°0′W / 79.75°N 101°W / 79.75; -101 (Peary Channel) Peary Channel 78°57′N 101°0′W / 78.95°N 101°W / 78.95; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellef Ringnes Island 78°10′N 101°0′W / 78.167°N 101°W / 78.167; -101 (Danish Strait) Danish Strait 77°47′N 101°0′W / 77.783°N 101°W / 77.783; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — King Christian Island 77°43′N 101°0′W / 77.717°N 101°W / 77.717; -101 Unnamed waterbody 76°43′N 101°0′W / 76.717°N 101°W / 76.717; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Helena Island 76°36′N 101°0′W / 76.6°N 101°W / 76.6; -101 (Sir William Parker Strait) Sir William Parker Strait 76°30′N 101°0′W / 76.5°N 101°W / 76.5; -101 (May Inlet) May Inlet 76°14′N 101°0′W / 76.233°N 101°W / 76.233; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Bathurst Island 75°36′N 101°0′W / 75.6°N 101°W / 75.6; -101 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound 73°48′N 101°0′W / 73.8°N 101°W / 73.8; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island 73°17′N 101°0′W / 73.283°N 101°W / 73.283; -101 (Ommanney Bay) Ommanney Bay 72°44′N 101°0′W / 72.733°N 101°W / 72.733; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Prince of Wales Island 72°12′N 101°0′W / 72.2°N 101°W / 72.2; -101 (M'Clintock Channel) M'Clintock Channel Passing just west of Gateshead Island, Nunavut, Canada 70°12′N 101°0′W / 70.2°N 101°W / 70.2; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Victoria Island and Admiralty Island 69°27′N 101°0′W / 69.45°N 101°W / 69.45; -101 (Victoria Strait) Victoria Strait 69°5′N 101°0′W / 69.083°N 101°W / 69.083; -101 (Queen Maud Gulf) Queen Maud Gulf 67°46′N 101°0′W / 67.767°N 101°W / 67.767; -101 (Canada) Canada Nunavut
Manitoba — from 60°0′N 101°0′W / 60°N 101°W / 60; -101 (Manitoba)49°0′N 101°0′W / 49°N 101°W / 49; -101 (United States) United States North Dakota
South Dakota — from 45°57′N 101°0′W / 45.95°N 101°W / 45.95; -101 (South Dakota)
Nebraska — from 43°0′N 101°0′W / 43°N 101°W / 43; -101 (Nebraska)
Kansas — from 40°0′N 101°0′W / 40°N 101°W / 40; -101 (Kansas)
Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 101°0′W / 37°N 101°W / 37; -101 (Oklahoma)
Texas — from 36°30′N 101°0′W / 36.5°N 101°W / 36.5; -101 (Texas)29°21′N 101°0′W / 29.35°N 101°W / 29.35; -101 (Mexico) Mexico Coahuila
Nuevo León — from 26°32′N 101°0′W / 26.533°N 101°W / 26.533; -101 (Nuevo León)
Coahuila — from 26°9′N 101°0′W / 26.15°N 101°W / 26.15; -101 (Coahuila)
Zacatecas — from 24°34′N 101°0′W / 24.567°N 101°W / 24.567; -101 (Zacatecas)
San Luis Potosí — from 24°23′N 101°0′W / 24.383°N 101°W / 24.383; -101 (San Luis Potosí)
Guanajuato — from 21°46′N 101°0′W / 21.767°N 101°W / 21.767; -101 (Guanajuato)
Michoacán — from 20°4′N 101°0′W / 20.067°N 101°W / 20.067; -101 (Michoacán)
Guerrero — from 18°30′N 101°0′W / 18.5°N 101°W / 18.5; -101 (Guerro)17°15′N 101°0′W / 17.25°N 101°W / 17.25; -101 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 101°0′W / 60°S 101°W / -60; -101 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 71°52′S 101°0′W / 71.867°S 101°W / -71.867; -101 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
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