124th meridian west

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124th meridian west

The meridian 124° 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 124th meridian west forms a great circle with the 56th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 124th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 124°0′W / 90.000°N 124.000°W / 90.000; -124.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°10′N 124°0′W / 76.167°N 124.000°W / 76.167; -124.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
75°8′N 124°0′W / 75.133°N 124.000°W / 75.133; -124.000 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°24′N 124°0′W / 74.400°N 124.000°W / 74.400; -124.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesBanks Island
73°51′N 124°0′W / 73.850°N 124.000°W / 73.850; -124.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea Burnett Bay
73°40′N 124°0′W / 73.667°N 124.000°W / 73.667; -124.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesBanks Island
71°40′N 124°0′W / 71.667°N 124.000°W / 71.667; -124.000 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°23′N 124°0′W / 69.383°N 124.000°W / 69.383; -124.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake
Yukon — for about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from 60°6′N 124°0′W / 60.100°N 124.000°W / 60.100; -124.000 (Yukon), the easternmost part of the territory
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 124°0′W / 60.000°N 124.000°W / 60.000; -124.000 (British Columbia)
49°33′N 124°0′W / 49.550°N 124.000°W / 49.550; -124.000 (Strait of Georgia) Strait of Georgia
49°14′N 124°0′W / 49.233°N 124.000°W / 49.233; -124.000 (Canada)  Canada British ColumbiaVancouver Island; passing through Nanaimo
48°24′N 124°0′W / 48.400°N 124.000°W / 48.400; -124.000 (Strait of Juan de Fuca) Strait of Juan de Fuca
48°10′N 124°0′W / 48.167°N 124.000°W / 48.167; -124.000 (United States)  United States Washington
Oregon — from 46°16′N 124°0′W / 46.267°N 124.000°W / 46.267; -124.000 (Oregon)
46°12′N 124°0′W / 46.200°N 124.000°W / 46.200; -124.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the coast of Oregon,  United States
45°5′N 124°0′W / 45.083°N 124.000°W / 45.083; -124.000 (United States)  United States Oregon
California — from 42°0′N 124°0′W / 42.000°N 124.000°W / 42.000; -124.000 (California)
39°59′N 124°0′W / 39.983°N 124.000°W / 39.983; -124.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 124°0′W / 60.000°S 124.000°W / -60.000; -124.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°34′S 124°0′W / 73.567°S 124.000°W / -73.567; -124.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
Unclaimed territory

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