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.

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124th meridian west

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	Arctic Ocean
76°10′N 124°0′W	Beaufort Sea
75°8′N 124°0′W	M'Clure Strait
74°24′N 124°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
73°51′N 124°0′W	Beaufort Sea	Burnett Bay
73°40′N 124°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
71°40′N 124°0′W	Amundsen Gulf
69°23′N 124°0′W	Canada	Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake Yukon — for about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from 60°6′N 124°0′W, the easternmost part of the territory British Columbia — from 60°0′N 124°0′W
49°33′N 124°0′W	Strait of Georgia
49°14′N 124°0′W	Canada	British Columbia — Vancouver Island; passing through Nanaimo
48°24′N 124°0′W	Strait of Juan de Fuca
48°10′N 124°0′W	United States	Washington Oregon — from 46°16′N 124°0′W
46°12′N 124°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of the coast of Oregon,  United States
45°5′N 124°0′W	United States	Oregon California — from 42°0′N 124°0′W
39°59′N 124°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 124°0′W	Southern Ocean
73°34′S 124°0′W	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

See also

• 123rd meridian west
• 125th meridian west

References