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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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 106°0′W / 90°N 106°W / 90; -106 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 78°10′N 106°0′W / 78.167°N 106°W / 78.167; -106 (Maclean Strait) Maclean Strait 77°45′N 106°0′W / 77.75°N 106°W / 77.75; -106 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Lougheed Island 77°41′N 106°0′W / 77.683°N 106°W / 77.683; -106 (Byam Martin Channel) Byam Martin Channel 76°1′N 106°0′W / 76.017°N 106°W / 76.017; -106 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Melville Island 75°3′N 106°0′W / 75.05°N 106°W / 75.05; -106 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound 73°44′N 106°0′W / 73.733°N 106°W / 73.733; -106 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Stefansson Island, Victoria Island and the Finlayson Islands 69°6′N 106°0′W / 69.1°N 106°W / 69.1; -106 (Dease Strait) Dease Strait 68°54′N 106°0′W / 68.9°N 106°W / 68.9; -106 (Canada) Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 64°34′N 106°0′W / 64.567°N 106°W / 64.567; -106 (Northwest Territories)
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 106°0′W / 60°N 106°W / 60; -106 (Saskatchewan)49°0′N 106°0′W / 49°N 106°W / 49; -106 (United States) United States Montana
Wyoming — from 45°0′N 106°0′W / 45°N 106°W / 45; -106 (Wyoming)
Colorado — from 41°0′N 106°0′W / 41°N 106°W / 41; -106 (Colorado)
New Mexico — from 37°0′N 106°0′W / 37°N 106°W / 37; -106 (New Mexico)
Texas — from 32°0′N 106°0′W / 32°N 106°W / 32; -106 (Texas)31°23′N 106°0′W / 31.383°N 106°W / 31.383; -106 (Mexico) Mexico Chihuahua
Durango — from 26°49′N 106°0′W / 26.817°N 106°W / 26.817; -106 (Durango)
Sinaloa — from 24°10′N 106°0′W / 24.167°N 106°W / 24.167; -106 (Sinaloa)22°48′N 106°0′W / 22.8°N 106°W / 22.8; -106 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 106°0′W / 60°S 106°W / -60; -106 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 75°15′S 106°0′W / 75.25°S 106°W / -75.25; -106 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
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