126th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -126 The meridian 126° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 2025 en 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 126th meridian west forms a great circle with the 54th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 126th meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 126 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 52 N 126 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 71 59 N 126 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — for about 1 km, westernmost point of Banks Island (Cape Kellett) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 58 N 126 0 W type:waterbody Amundsen Gulf ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amundsen Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 69 25 N 126 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories Yukon — from 60 49 N 168 0 W type:adm1st Yukon British Columbia — from 60 0 N 126 0 W type:adm1st British Columbia, the mainland, Vancouver Island and Vargas Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49 9 N 126 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 126 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 73 6 S 126 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 125th meridian west 127th meridian west References collapsed w126 meridian west