123rd meridian west

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123rd meridian west ()

The meridian 123° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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 123rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 57th meridian east.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 123°0′W / 90.000°N 123.000°W / 90.000; -123.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
76°6′N 123°0′W / 76.100°N 123.000°W / 76.100; -123.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island
76°1′N 123°0′W / 76.017°N 123.000°W / 76.017; -123.000 (M'Clure Strait)	M'Clure Strait
74°27′N 123°0′W / 74.450°N 123.000°W / 74.450; -123.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories — Banks Island
71°5′N 123°0′W / 71.083°N 123.000°W / 71.083; -123.000 (Amundsen Gulf)	Amundsen Gulf
69°49′N 123°0′W / 69.817°N 123.000°W / 69.817; -123.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake British Columbia — from 60°0′N 123°0′W / 60.000°N 123.000°W / 60.000; -123.000 (British Columbia), passing just east of Vancouver (at 49°15′N 123°0′W / 49.250°N 123.000°W / 49.250; -123.000 (Vancouver))
49°4′N 123°0′W / 49.067°N 123.000°W / 49.067; -123.000 (Boundary Bay)	Boundary Bay
48°40′N 123°0′W / 48.667°N 123.000°W / 48.667; -123.000 (United States)	United States	Washington — Orcas Island, Shaw Island and San Juan Island
48°27′N 123°0′W / 48.450°N 123.000°W / 48.450; -123.000 (Strait of Juan de Fuca)	Strait of Juan de Fuca
48°5′N 123°0′W / 48.083°N 123.000°W / 48.083; -123.000 (United States)	United States	Washington — Olympic Peninsula
47°35′N 123°0′W / 47.583°N 123.000°W / 47.583; -123.000 (Hood Canal)	Hood Canal
47°32′N 123°0′W / 47.533°N 123.000°W / 47.533; -123.000 (United States)	United States	Washington — Kitsap Peninsula
47°23′N 123°0′W / 47.383°N 123.000°W / 47.383; -123.000 (Hood Canal)	Hood Canal
47°22′N 123°0′W / 47.367°N 123.000°W / 47.367; -123.000 (United States)	United States	Washington Oregon — from 46°8′N 123°0′W / 46.133°N 123.000°W / 46.133; -123.000 (Oregon), passing through Salem (at 44°56′N 123°0′W / 44.933°N 123.000°W / 44.933; -123.000 (Salem)) California — from 42°1′N 123°0′W / 42.017°N 123.000°W / 42.017; -123.000 (California)
38°18′N 123°0′W / 38.300°N 123.000°W / 38.300; -123.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
38°1′N 123°0′W / 38.017°N 123.000°W / 38.017; -123.000 (United States)	United States	California — Point Reyes
38°0′N 123°0′W / 38.000°N 123.000°W / 38.000; -123.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
37°42′N 123°0′W / 37.700°N 123.000°W / 37.700; -123.000 (United States)	United States	California — Southeast Farallon Island
37°42′N 123°0′W / 37.700°N 123.000°W / 37.700; -123.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 123°0′W / 60.000°S 123.000°W / -60.000; -123.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
73°41′S 123°0′W / 73.683°S 123.000°W / -73.683; -123.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

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