104th meridian west

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104th meridian west

The meridian 104° 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 104th meridian west forms a great circle with the 76th meridian east.

In the

Greenwich. In Colorado, the meridian 104° west of Greenwich roughly defines the eastern extent of the region of high plains protected by the Southern Rocky Mountains
.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 104th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 104°0′W / 90.000°N 104.000°W / 90.000; -104.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°22′N 104°0′W / 79.367°N 104.000°W / 79.367; -104.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutEllef Ringnes Island
78°14′N 104°0′W / 78.233°N 104.000°W / 78.233; -104.000 (Maclean Strait) Maclean Strait
77°9′N 104°0′W / 77.150°N 104.000°W / 77.150; -104.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutEdmund Walker Island
77°7′N 104°0′W / 77.117°N 104.000°W / 77.117; -104.000 (Desbarats Strait) Desbarats Strait
76°40′N 104°0′W / 76.667°N 104.000°W / 76.667; -104.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutCameron Island and Île Vanier
76°2′N 104°0′W / 76.033°N 104.000°W / 76.033; -104.000 (Byam Martin Channel) Byam Martin Channel Passing just west of Massey Island, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°56′N 103°55′W / 75.933°N 103.917°W / 75.933; -103.917 (Massey Island))
Passing just west of Île Marc, Nunavut,  Canada (at 75°52′N 103°48′W / 75.867°N 103.800°W / 75.867; -103.800 (Île Marc))
75°40′N 104°0′W / 75.667°N 104.000°W / 75.667; -104.000 (Austin Channel) Austin Channel
75°24′N 104°0′W / 75.400°N 104.000°W / 75.400; -104.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutByam Martin Island
75°3′N 104°0′W / 75.050°N 104.000°W / 75.050; -104.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°25′N 104°0′W / 73.417°N 104.000°W / 73.417; -104.000 (M'Clintock Channel) M'Clintock Channel
70°46′N 104°0′W / 70.767°N 104.000°W / 70.767; -104.000 (Canada)  Canada
Victoria Island
68°52′N 104°0′W / 68.867°N 104.000°W / 68.867; -104.000 (Queen Maud Gulf) Queen Maud Gulf
68°3′N 104°0′W / 68.050°N 104.000°W / 68.050; -104.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 64°24′N 104°0′W / 64.400°N 104.000°W / 64.400; -104.000 (Northwest Territories)
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 104°0′W / 60.000°N 104.000°W / 60.000; -104.000 (Saskatchewan)
49°0′N 104°0′W / 49.000°N 104.000°W / 49.000; -104.000 (United States)  United States North Dakota
South Dakota — from 45°56′N 104°0′W / 45.933°N 104.000°W / 45.933; -104.000 (South Dakota)
Nebraska — from 43°0′N 104°0′W / 43.000°N 104.000°W / 43.000; -104.000 (Nebraska)
Colorado — from 41°0′N 104°0′W / 41.000°N 104.000°W / 41.000; -104.000 (Colorado)
New Mexico — from 37°0′N 104°0′W / 37.000°N 104.000°W / 37.000; -104.000 (New Mexico)
Texas — from 32°0′N 104°0′W / 32.000°N 104.000°W / 32.000; -104.000 (Texas)
29°18′N 104°0′W / 29.300°N 104.000°W / 29.300; -104.000 (Mexico)  Mexico Chihuahua
Durango — from 26°46′N 104°0′W / 26.767°N 104.000°W / 26.767; -104.000 (Durango)
Zacatecas — from 23°31′N 104°0′W / 23.517°N 104.000°W / 23.517; -104.000 (Zacatecas)
Jalisco — from 22°21′N 104°0′W / 22.350°N 104.000°W / 22.350; -104.000 (Jalisco)
Nayarit — from 21°27′N 104°0′W / 21.450°N 104.000°W / 21.450; -104.000 (Nayarit)
Jalisco — from 21°15′N 104°0′W / 21.250°N 104.000°W / 21.250; -104.000 (Jalisco)
Colima — from 19°26′N 104°0′W / 19.433°N 104.000°W / 19.433; -104.000 (Colima)
18°53′N 104°0′W / 18.883°N 104.000°W / 18.883; -104.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 104°0′W / 60.000°S 104.000°W / -60.000; -104.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°44′S 104°0′W / 74.733°S 104.000°W / -74.733; -104.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
Unclaimed territory

See also