104th meridian west
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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.
In Canada, the meridian 104° west of Greenwich passes through Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
In the United States, the meridian 104° west of Greenwich passes through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The western boundaries of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming lie on the meridian 27° west of Washington, which is a couple miles west of the meridian 104° west of 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.
In México, the meridian 104° west of Greenwich passes through Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima.
