102nd meridian west

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The meridian 102° 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.

In Canada, the meridian 102° west of Greenwich passes through Nunavut and Saskatchewan and forms the easternmost border of the Northwest Territories and the westernmost border of Manitoba.

In the United States, the meridian 102° west of Greenwich passes through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The meridian 102° west of Greenwich formed the eastern border of the historic and extralegal Territory of Jefferson. The eastern border of the Colorado with Nebraska and Kansas lies on the 25th meridian west from Washington, which lies a couple miles west of the 102nd meridian west of Greenwich.

In México, the meridian 102° west of Greenwich passes through Coahuila de Zaragoza, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Aquascalientes, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Michoacán de Ocampo, and Guerrero.