126th meridian west

Line across the Earth
126°
126th meridian west ()

The meridian 126° 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 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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 126°0′W / 90.000°N 126.000°W / 90.000; -126.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
75°52′N 126°0′W / 75.867°N 126.000°W / 75.867; -126.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
71°59′N 126°0′W / 71.983°N 126.000°W / 71.983; -126.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — for about 1 km, westernmost point of Banks Island (Cape Kellett)
71°58′N 126°0′W / 71.967°N 126.000°W / 71.967; -126.000 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°25′N 126°0′W / 69.417°N 126.000°W / 69.417; -126.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories
Yukon — from 60°49′N 168°0′W / 60.817°N 168.000°W / 60.817; -168.000 (Yukon)
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 126°0′W / 60.000°N 126.000°W / 60.000; -126.000 (British Columbia), the mainland, Vancouver Island and Vargas Island
49°9′N 126°0′W / 49.150°N 126.000°W / 49.150; -126.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 126°0′W / 60.000°S 126.000°W / -60.000; -126.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°6′S 126°0′W / 73.100°S 126.000°W / -73.100; -126.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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