108th meridian west

The meridian 108° 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.

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108th meridian west

The 108th meridian west forms a great circle with the 72nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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 Arctic Ocean
77°43′N 108°0′W Byam Martin Channel
76°4′N 108°0′W  Canada NunavutMelville Island
74°56′N 108°0′W Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°36′N 108°0′W  Canada NunavutKilian Island
73°34′N 108°0′W Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°21′N 108°0′W  Canada NunavutVictoria Island
72°42′N 108°0′W Hadley Bay
71°41′N 108°0′W  Canada NunavutVictoria Island
68°56′N 108°0′W Dease Strait
68°38′N 108°0′W  Canada Nunavut — the Kent Peninsula (mainland)
68°7′N 108°0′W Melville Sound
67°48′N 108°0′W  Canada Nunavut — the Barry Islands, the Banks Peninsula (mainland), the Young Islands, and the mainland
Northwest Territories — from 64°43′N 108°0′W
Saskatchewan — from 60°0′N 108°0′W, passing through Lake Athabasca
49°0′N 108°0′W  United States Montana
Wyoming — from 45°0′N 108°0′W
Colorado — from 41°0′N 108°0′W
New Mexico — from 37°0′N 108°0′W
31°47′N 108°0′W  Mexico Chihuahua
Sinaloa — from 26°55′N 108°0′W
24°39′N 108°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 108°0′W Southern Ocean
73°52′S 108°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory
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