Sixth Principal Meridian
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The Sixth Principal Meridian extends from the base line coincident with the north boundary of Kansas in latitude 40 north south through the state to its south boundary in latitude 37 north 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 north and longitude 108 48 40 west from Greenwich; the surveys in Colorado except those projected from the New Mexico and Ute Meridians the latter intersecting its base line in latitude 39 06 40 north and longitude 108 33 20 west from Greenwich; and the surveys in South Dakota extended or to be extended over the tract embracing the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Indian Reservations.
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- Raymond, William Galt (1914). Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field (via Google Books), New York: American Book Company.
