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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 / 90.000; -123.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
76°6′N 123°0′W / 76.100°N 123.000°W / 76.100; -123.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°1′N 123°0′W / 76.017°N 123.000°W / 76.017; -123.000 (M'Clure Strait)	M'Clure Strait
74°27′N 123°0′W / 74.450°N 123.000°W / 74.450; -123.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
71°5′N 123°0′W / 71.083°N 123.000°W / 71.083; -123.000 (Amundsen Gulf)	Amundsen Gulf
69°49′N 123°0′W / 69.817°N 123.000°W / 69.817; -123.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake British Columbia — from 60°0′N 123°0′W / 60.000°N 123.000°W / 60.000; -123.000 (British Columbia), passing just east of Vancouver (at 49°15′N 123°0′W / 49.250°N 123.000°W / 49.250; -123.000 (Vancouver))
49°4′N 123°0′W / 49.067°N 123.000°W / 49.067; -123.000 (Boundary Bay)	Boundary Bay
48°40′N 123°0′W / 48.667°N 123.000°W / 48.667; -123.000 (United States)	United States	Washington — Orcas Island, Shaw Island and San Juan Island
48°27′N 123°0′W / 48.450°N 123.000°W / 48.450; -123.000 (Strait of Juan de Fuca)	Strait of Juan de Fuca
48°5′N 123°0′W / 48.083°N 123.000°W / 48.083; -123.000 (United States)	United States	Washington Oregon — from 46°8′N 123°0′W / 46.133°N 123.000°W / 46.133; -123.000 (Oregon), passing through Salem (at 44°56′N 123°0′W / 44.933°N 123.000°W / 44.933; -123.000 (Salem)) California — from 42°1′N 123°0′W / 42.017°N 123.000°W / 42.017; -123.000 (California)
38°18′N 123°0′W / 38.300°N 123.000°W / 38.300; -123.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
38°1′N 123°0′W / 38.017°N 123.000°W / 38.017; -123.000 (United States)	United States	California — Point Reyes
38°0′N 123°0′W / 38.000°N 123.000°W / 38.000; -123.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
37°42′N 123°0′W / 37.700°N 123.000°W / 37.700; -123.000 (United States)	United States	California — Southeast Farallon Island
37°42′N 123°0′W / 37.700°N 123.000°W / 37.700; -123.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 123°0′W / 60.000°S 123.000°W / -60.000; -123.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
73°41′S 123°0′W / 73.683°S 123.000°W / -73.683; -123.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 122nd meridian west
• 124th meridian west

References