The Sixth principal meridian at 97°22′08″W extends from the baseline coincident with the north boundary of Kansas in latitude 40°N south through the state to its south boundary in latitude 37°N and north through Nebraska to the Missouri River and governs the surveys in Kansas and Nebraska; the surveys in Wyoming except those referred to the Wind River meridian and base line, which intersect in latitude 43°01′20″N and longitude 108°48′40″W from Greenwich; the surveys in Colorado except those projected from the New Mexico and Ute meridians the latter intersecting its baseline in latitude 39°06′40″N and longitude 108°33′20″W from Greenwich; and the surveys in South Dakota extended or to be extended over the tract embracing the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations.

See also

Further reading

  • Raymond, William Galt (1914). (via Internet Archive). New York: American Book Company.

External links

  • . U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from on 2012-08-14.
  • . U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Archived from on 2012-10-18.
  • . Principal Meridian Project.
  • . The Center for Land Use Interpretation.

40°00′7.07″N 97°22′9.08″W/40.0019639°N 97.3691889°W/ 40.0019639; -97.3691889