108th meridian west explained

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.

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Byam Martin Channel
NunavutMelville Island
Parry ChannelViscount Melville Sound
NunavutKilian Island
Parry ChannelViscount Melville Sound
NunavutVictoria Island
Hadley Bay
NunavutVictoria Island
Dease Strait
Nunavut — the Kent Peninsula (mainland)
Melville Sound
Nunavut — the Barry Islands, the Banks Peninsula (mainland), the Young Islands, and the mainland
Northwest Territories — from
Saskatchewan — from, passing through Lake Athabasca
Montana
Wyoming — from
Colorado — from
New Mexico — from
Chihuahua
Sinaloa — from
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaUnclaimed territory

See also