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120th meridian west

 
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Coordinates: 0°S 120°W / 0°S 120°W / -0; -120 (Equator)

The meridian 120° 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 120th meridian west forms a great circle with the 60th meridian east.

In Canada much of the border between British Columbia and Alberta is defined by the meridian, and in the United States part of the border between California and Nevada approximately follows it.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 120th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 120°0′W / 90°N 120°W / 90; -120 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°1′N 120°0′W / 77.017°N 120°W / 77.017; -120 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
75°50′N 120°0′W / 75.833°N 120°W / 75.833; -120 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°17′N 120°0′W / 74.283°N 120°W / 74.283; -120 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
72°14′N 120°0′W / 72.233°N 120°W / 72.233; -120 (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait
71°32′N 120°0′W / 71.533°N 120°W / 71.533; -120 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°21′N 120°0′W / 69.35°N 120°W / 69.35; -120 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Bear Lake
British Columbia / Alberta border
British Columbia
49°0′N 120°0′W / 49°N 120°W / 49; -120 (United States)  United States Washington
Oregon
California / Nevada border (approximate)
California
34°27′N 120°0′W / 34.45°N 120°W / 34.45; -120 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Santa Barbara Channel
33°59′N 120°0′W / 33.983°N 120°W / 33.983; -120 (United States)  United States California - Santa Rosa Island
33°57′N 120°0′W / 33.95°N 120°W / 33.95; -120 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 120°0′W / 60°S 120°W / -60; -120 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°44′S 120°0′W / 73.733°S 120°W / -73.733; -120 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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