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The meridian 98° 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 98th meridian west forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian east.
Figure 1. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS.. The following are the principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States, with the year established and a brief summary of what areas' land surveys are based on each.
The meridian 98° east of Greenwich is a longitude line extending from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 98th meridian east forms a great circle with the 82nd meridian west .
98th meridian may refer to: 98th meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian; 98th meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich ...
DENVER — When Judge D. Brooks Smith traveled from Pennsylvania to Colorado, he passed over the 98th Meridian, the longitude line separating the water-rich East from the arid West.
Map projection; Reference ellipsoid ... of the transcontinental triangulation arc of 1899 on the 39th parallel north and the triangulation arc along the 98th meridian ...
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The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey established a triangulation station, officially known as the Meades Ranch Triangulation Station, in 1891.The location lay near the intersection of two transcontinental arcs of triangulation: one running from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 39th parallel; the other running from Mexico to Canada, along the 98th meridian.