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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -123°W
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 * 76.1°N, -123°W
 * 76.1°N, -123°W
 * Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.01667°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.01667°N, -123°W
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 * 74.45°N, -123°W
 * 74.45°N, -123°W
 * Northwest Territories — Banks Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.08333°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.08333°N, -123°W
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 * 69.81667°N, -123°W
 * Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake British Columbia — from 60°N, -123°W, passing just east of Vancouver (at 49.25°N, -123°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49.06667°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49.06667°N, -123°W
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 * 48.66667°N, -123°W
 * 48.66667°N, -123°W
 * Washington — Orcas Island, Shaw Island and San Juan Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.45°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.45°N, -123°W
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 * 48.08333°N, -123°W
 * Washington Oregon — from 46.13333°N, -123°W, passing through Salem (at 44.93333°N, -123°W) California — from 42.01667°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38.3°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38.3°N, -123°W
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 * 38.01667°N, -123°W
 * 38.01667°N, -123°W
 * California — Point Reyes
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38°N, -123°W
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 * 37.7°N, -123°W
 * 37.7°N, -123°W
 * California — Southeast Farallon Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.7°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37.7°N, -123°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -123°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -123°W
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 * -73.68333°N, -123°W
 * -73.68333°N, -123°W
 * Unclaimed territory
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