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108th meridian west

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Line across the Earth
108°

The meridian 108° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 108th meridian west forms a great circle with the 72nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 108th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 108°0′W / 90.000°N 108.000°W / 90.000; -108.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°43′N 108°0′W / 77.717°N 108.000°W / 77.717; -108.000 (Byam Martin Channel) Byam Martin Channel
76°4′N 108°0′W / 76.067°N 108.000°W / 76.067; -108.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutMelville Island
74°56′N 108°0′W / 74.933°N 108.000°W / 74.933; -108.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°36′N 108°0′W / 73.600°N 108.000°W / 73.600; -108.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutKilian Island
73°34′N 108°0′W / 73.567°N 108.000°W / 73.567; -108.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°21′N 108°0′W / 73.350°N 108.000°W / 73.350; -108.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutVictoria Island
72°42′N 108°0′W / 72.700°N 108.000°W / 72.700; -108.000 (Hadley Bay) Hadley Bay
71°41′N 108°0′W / 71.683°N 108.000°W / 71.683; -108.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutVictoria Island
68°56′N 108°0′W / 68.933°N 108.000°W / 68.933; -108.000 (Dease Strait) Dease Strait
68°38′N 108°0′W / 68.633°N 108.000°W / 68.633; -108.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — the Kent Peninsula (mainland)
68°7′N 108°0′W / 68.117°N 108.000°W / 68.117; -108.000 (Melville Sound) Melville Sound
67°48′N 108°0′W / 67.800°N 108.000°W / 67.800; -108.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut — the Barry Islands, the Banks Peninsula (mainland), the Young Islands, and the mainland
Northwest Territories — from 64°43′N 108°0′W / 64.717°N 108.000°W / 64.717; -108.000 (Northwest Territories)
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 108°0′W / 60.000°N 108.000°W / 60.000; -108.000 (Saskatchewan), passing through Lake Athabasca
49°0′N 108°0′W / 49.000°N 108.000°W / 49.000; -108.000 (United States)  United States Montana
Wyoming — from 45°0′N 108°0′W / 45.000°N 108.000°W / 45.000; -108.000 (Wyoming)
Colorado — from 41°0′N 108°0′W / 41.000°N 108.000°W / 41.000; -108.000 (Colorado)
New Mexico — from 37°0′N 108°0′W / 37.000°N 108.000°W / 37.000; -108.000 (New Mexico)
31°47′N 108°0′W / 31.783°N 108.000°W / 31.783; -108.000 (Mexico)  Mexico Chihuahua
Sinaloa — from 26°55′N 108°0′W / 26.917°N 108.000°W / 26.917; -108.000 (Sinaloa)
24°39′N 108°0′W / 24.650°N 108.000°W / 24.650; -108.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 108°0′W / 60.000°S 108.000°W / -60.000; -108.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°52′S 108°0′W / 73.867°S 108.000°W / -73.867; -108.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.