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112th meridian west
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Line of longitude
August 2025
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The meridian 112° 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 112th meridian west forms a great circle with the 68th meridian east.
Within the United States, it passes directly through the capital cities of three states (Arizona, Montana, and Utah).
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 112th meridian west passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 78 33 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Borden Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 78 21 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Wilkins Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Wilkins Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 78 2 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Mackenzie King Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77 20 N 112 0 W type:waterbody
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Unnamed waterbody
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 76 0 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Melville Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 9 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Liddon Gulf
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Liddon Gulf
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 75 1 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Melville Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 28 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Parry Channel
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Parry Channel
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Viscount Melville Sound
|-valign="top"
| 72 53 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from 70 0 N 112 0 W type:adm1st Nunavut on Victoria Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68 31 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Coronation Gulf
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coronation Gulf
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 68 14 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Nunavut — Duke of York Archipelago
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68 10 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Coronation Gulf
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coronation Gulf
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 67 45 N 112 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Nunavut Northwest Territories — from 65 30 N 112 0 W type:adm1st Northwest Territories, passing through the Great Slave Lake Alberta — from 60 0 N 112 0 W type:adm1st Alberta
|-valign="top"
| 49 0 N 112 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Montana, passing through Helena at 46 37 N 112 0 W type:city Helena Idaho — from 44 32 N 112 0 W type:adm1st Idaho, passing through Idaho Falls at 43 31 N 112 0 W type:city Idaho Falls Utah — from 42 0 N 112 0 W type:adm1st Utah, passing through Salt Lake City at 40 49 N 112 0 W type:city Salt Lake City Arizona — from 37 0 N 112 0 W type:adm1st Arizona, passing through Phoenix at 33 27 N 112 0 W type:city Phoenix
|-
| 31 37 N 112 0 W type:country Mexico
! scope="row" |
| Sonora
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 28 51 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Gulf of California
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of California
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 27 6 N 112 0 W type:country Mexico
! scope="row" |
| Baja California Sur
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24 44 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Magdalena Bay
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Magdalena Bay
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 24 32 N 112 0 W type:country Mexico
! scope="row" |
| Baja California Sur — Isla Santa Margarita
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 24 31 N 112 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, at 19 0 N 112 4 W type:isle Roca Partida
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 112 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 74 10 S 112 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
111th meridian west
113th meridian west
References
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