118th meridian west

The meridian 118° 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.

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118th meridian west

118°W is the Sixth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.

The 118th meridian west forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 118°0′W	Arctic Ocean
77°22′N 118°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°24′N 118°0′W	Crozier Channel
76°3′N 118°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Eglinton Island
75°42′N 118°0′W	Kellett Strait
75°20′N 118°0′W	M'Clure Strait
74°17′N 118°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
72°53′N 118°0′W	Prince of Wales Strait
72°40′N 118°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
71°22′N 118°0′W	Minto Inlet
71°7′N 118°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
70°47′N 118°0′W	Amundsen Gulf
69°1′N 118°0′W	Canada	Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 67°11′N 118°0′W, passing through the Great Bear Lake Alberta — from 60°0′N 118°0′W British Columbia — from 52°30′N 118°0′W
49°0′N 118°0′W	United States	Washington Oregon — from 46°0′N 118°0′W Nevada — from 42°0′N 118°0′W California — from 37°36′N 118°0′W, passing just east of Los Angeles (at 34°3′N 118°15′W)
33°39′N 118°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Santa Catalina Island, California  United States (at 33°19′N 118°18′W) Passing just east of San Clemente Island, California  United States (at 32°49′N 118°21′W) Passing just east of Guadalupe Island,  Mexico (at 29°0′N 118°18′W)
60°0′S 118°0′W	Southern Ocean
73°48′S 118°0′W	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 117th meridian west
• 119th meridian west