101st meridian west

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101st meridian west

The meridian 101° 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 101st meridian west forms a great circle with the 79th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 101st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 101°0′W / 90.000°N 101.000°W / 90.000; -101.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°45′N 101°0′W / 79.750°N 101.000°W / 79.750; -101.000 (Peary Channel) Peary Channel
78°57′N 101°0′W / 78.950°N 101.000°W / 78.950; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutEllef Ringnes Island
78°10′N 101°0′W / 78.167°N 101.000°W / 78.167; -101.000 (Danish Strait) Danish Strait
77°47′N 101°0′W / 77.783°N 101.000°W / 77.783; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutKing Christian Island
77°43′N 101°0′W / 77.717°N 101.000°W / 77.717; -101.000 Unnamed waterbody
76°43′N 101°0′W / 76.717°N 101.000°W / 76.717; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada
Helena Island
76°36′N 101°0′W / 76.600°N 101.000°W / 76.600; -101.000 (Sir William Parker Strait) Sir William Parker Strait
76°30′N 101°0′W / 76.500°N 101.000°W / 76.500; -101.000 (May Inlet) May Inlet
76°14′N 101°0′W / 76.233°N 101.000°W / 76.233; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada
Bathurst Island
75°36′N 101°0′W / 75.600°N 101.000°W / 75.600; -101.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°48′N 101°0′W / 73.800°N 101.000°W / 73.800; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutPrince of Wales Island
73°17′N 101°0′W / 73.283°N 101.000°W / 73.283; -101.000 (Ommanney Bay) Ommanney Bay
72°44′N 101°0′W / 72.733°N 101.000°W / 72.733; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutPrince of Wales Island
72°12′N 101°0′W / 72.200°N 101.000°W / 72.200; -101.000 (M'Clintock Channel) M'Clintock Channel Passing just west of
Gateshead Island, Nunavut,  Canada
70°12′N 101°0′W / 70.200°N 101.000°W / 70.200; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada
Victoria Island and Qikiqtagafaaluk
69°27′N 101°0′W / 69.450°N 101.000°W / 69.450; -101.000 (Victoria Strait) Victoria Strait
69°5′N 101°0′W / 69.083°N 101.000°W / 69.083; -101.000 (Queen Maud Gulf) Queen Maud Gulf
67°46′N 101°0′W / 67.767°N 101.000°W / 67.767; -101.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Manitoba — from 60°0′N 101°0′W / 60.000°N 101.000°W / 60.000; -101.000 (Manitoba)
49°0′N 101°0′W / 49.000°N 101.000°W / 49.000; -101.000 (United States)  United States North Dakota
South Dakota — from 45°57′N 101°0′W / 45.950°N 101.000°W / 45.950; -101.000 (South Dakota)
Nebraska — from 43°0′N 101°0′W / 43.000°N 101.000°W / 43.000; -101.000 (Nebraska)
Kansas — from 40°0′N 101°0′W / 40.000°N 101.000°W / 40.000; -101.000 (Kansas)
Oklahoma — from 37°0′N 101°0′W / 37.000°N 101.000°W / 37.000; -101.000 (Oklahoma)
Texas — from 36°30′N 101°0′W / 36.500°N 101.000°W / 36.500; -101.000 (Texas)
29°21′N 101°0′W / 29.350°N 101.000°W / 29.350; -101.000 (Mexico)  Mexico
17°15′N 101°0′W / 17.250°N 101.000°W / 17.250; -101.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 101°0′W / 60.000°S 101.000°W / -60.000; -101.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°52′S 101°0′W / 71.867°S 101.000°W / -71.867; -101.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
Unclaimed territory

See also