101st meridian west
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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
Nunavut — Ellef 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
Nunavut — King 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
Nunavut — 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
Nunavut — 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
Nunavut — Prince 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
Nunavut — Prince 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
Nunavut — 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
Coahuila
Nuevo León — from 26°32′N 101°0′W / 26.533°N 101.000°W / 26.533; -101.000 (Nuevo León)
Coahuila — from 26°9′N 101°0′W / 26.150°N 101.000°W / 26.150; -101.000 (Coahuila), passing through Saltillo
Zacatecas — from 24°34′N 101°0′W / 24.567°N 101.000°W / 24.567; -101.000 (Zacatecas)
San Luis Potosí — from 24°23′N 101°0′W / 24.383°N 101.000°W / 24.383; -101.000 (San Luis Potosí) (passing just west of San Luis Potosí city)
Guanajuato — from 21°46′N 101°0′W / 21.767°N 101.000°W / 21.767; -101.000 (Guanajuato)
Michoacán — from 20°4′N 101°0′W / 20.067°N 101.000°W / 20.067; -101.000 (Michoacán)
Guerrero — from 18°30′N 101°0′W / 18.500°N 101.000°W / 18.500; -101.000 (Guerro)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
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