118th meridian west
# 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.

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 / ﻿90.000°N 118.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -118.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°22′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.367°N 118.000°W﻿ / 77.367; -118.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island 76°24′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.400°N 118.000°W﻿ / 76.400; -118.000﻿ (Crozier Channel) Crozier Channel 76°3′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.050°N 118.000°W﻿ / 76.050; -118.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Eglinton Island 75°42′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.700°N 118.000°W﻿ / 75.700; -118.000﻿ (Kellett Strait) Kellett Strait 75°20′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.333°N 118.000°W﻿ / 75.333; -118.000﻿ (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait 74°17′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.283°N 118.000°W﻿ / 74.283; -118.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island 72°53′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.883°N 118.000°W﻿ / 72.883; -118.000﻿ (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait 72°40′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.667°N 118.000°W﻿ / 72.667; -118.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island 71°22′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.367°N 118.000°W﻿ / 71.367; -118.000﻿ (Minto Inlet) Minto Inlet 71°7′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.117°N 118.000°W﻿ / 71.117; -118.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Victoria Island 70°47′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.783°N 118.000°W﻿ / 70.783; -118.000﻿ (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf 69°1′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.017°N 118.000°W﻿ / 69.017; -118.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 67°11′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.183°N 118.000°W﻿ / 67.183; -118.000﻿ (Northwest Territories), passing through the Great Bear Lake Alberta — from 60°0′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 118.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -118.000﻿ (Alberta) British Columbia — from 52°30′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.500°N 118.000°W﻿ / 52.500; -118.000﻿ (British Columbia) 49°0′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 118.000°W﻿ / 49.000; -118.000﻿ (United States)  United States Washington Oregon — from 46°0′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿46.000°N 118.000°W﻿ / 46.000; -118.000﻿ (Oregon) Nevada — from 42°0′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 118.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -118.000﻿ (Nevada) California — from 37°36′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.600°N 118.000°W﻿ / 37.600; -118.000﻿ (California), passing just east of Los Angeles (at 34°3′N 118°15′W﻿ / ﻿34.050°N 118.250°W﻿ / 34.050; -118.250﻿ (Los Angeles)) 33°39′N 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿33.650°N 118.000°W﻿ / 33.650; -118.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Santa Catalina Island, California United States (at 33°19′N 118°18′W﻿ / ﻿33.317°N 118.300°W﻿ / 33.317; -118.300﻿ (Santa Catalina Island)) Passing just east of San Clemente Island, California United States (at 32°49′N 118°21′W﻿ / ﻿32.817°N 118.350°W﻿ / 32.817; -118.350﻿ (San CLemente Island)) Passing just east of Guadalupe Island, Mexico (at 29°0′N 118°18′W﻿ / ﻿29.000°N 118.300°W﻿ / 29.000; -118.300﻿ (Guadalupe Island)) 60°0′S 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 118.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -118.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°48′S 118°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.800°S 118.000°W﻿ / -73.800; -118.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
