123rd meridian west

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123rd meridian west

The meridian 123° 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 123rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 57th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 123°0′W / 90.000°N 123.000°W Arctic Ocean
76°6′N 123°0′W / 76.100°N 123.000°W  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°1′N 123°0′W / 76.017°N 123.000°W M'Clure Strait
74°27′N 123°0′W / 74.450°N 123.000°W  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island
71°5′N 123°0′W / 71.083°N 123.000°W Amundsen Gulf
69°49′N 123°0′W / 69.817°N 123.000°W  Canada Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 123°0′W / 60.000°N 123.000°W, passing just east of Vancouver (at 49°15′N 123°0′W / 49.250°N 123.000°W)
49°4′N 123°0′W / 49.067°N 123.000°W Boundary Bay
48°40′N 123°0′W / 48.667°N 123.000°W  United States Washington — Orcas Island, Shaw Island and San Juan Island
48°27′N 123°0′W / 48.450°N 123.000°W Strait of Juan de Fuca
48°5′N 123°0′W / 48.083°N 123.000°W  United States Washington
Oregon — from 46°8′N 123°0′W / 46.133°N 123.000°W, passing through Salem (at 44°56′N 123°0′W / 44.933°N 123.000°W)
California — from 42°1′N 123°0′W / 42.017°N 123.000°W
38°18′N 123°0′W / 38.300°N 123.000°W Pacific Ocean
48°5′N 123°0′W / 48.083°N 123.000°W  United States California — Point Reyes
38°0′N 123°0′W / 38.000°N 123.000°W Pacific Ocean
37°42′N 123°0′W / 37.700°N 123.000°W  United States California — Southeast Farallon Island
37°42′N 123°0′W / 37.700°N 123.000°W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 123°0′W / 60.000°S 123.000°W Southern Ocean
73°41′S 123°0′W / 73.683°S 123.000°W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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