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119th meridian west
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Line of longitude
August 2025
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The meridian 119° 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 119th meridian west forms a great circle with the 61st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 119th meridian west passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 119 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 77 19 N 119 0 W type:country Canada
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| Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 8 N 119 0 W type:waterbody Crozier Channel
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Crozier Channel
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 75 46 N 119 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Eglinton Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 34 N 119 0 W type:waterbody M'Clure Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | M'Clure Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 74 0 N 119 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Banks Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 40 N 119 0 W type:waterbody Prince of Wales Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Prince of Wales Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 71 56 N 119 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 37 N 119 0 W type:waterbody Amundsen Gulf
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amundsen Gulf
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 69 16 N 119 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 67 29 N 119 0 W type:adm1st Northwest Territories, passing through the Great Bear Lake Alberta — from 60 0 N 119 0 W type:adm1st Alberta, passing 2.5 km west of Grande Prairie British Columbia — for about 2 km, from 53 14 N 119 0 W type:adm1st British Columbia Alberta — for about 2 km, from 53 12 N 119 0 W type:adm1st Alberta British Columbia — from 53 11 N 119 0 W type:adm1st British Columbia
|-valign="top"
| 49 0 N 119 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Washington, passing just west of the Grand Coulee Dam and just east of Pasco Oregon — from 45 59 N 119 0 W type:adm1st Oregon Nevada — from 42 0 N 119 0 W type:adm1st Nevada California — from 38 18 N 119 0 W type:adm1st California, passing through Mammoth Lakes, Porterville, Bakersfield, and Camarillo
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 4 N 119 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Santa Barbara Island, California, (at 33 28 N 119 2 W type:isle Santa Barbara Island)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 119 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 73 43 S 119 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
118th meridian west
120th meridian west
References
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