112th meridian west

The meridian 112° 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.

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112th meridian west

The 112th meridian west forms a great circle with the 68th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 112th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 112°0′W Arctic Ocean
78°33′N 112°0′W  Canada Northwest TerritoriesBorden Island
78°21′N 112°0′W Wilkins Strait
78°2′N 112°0′W  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMackenzie King Island
77°20′N 112°0′W Unnamed waterbody
76°0′N 112°0′W  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
75°9′N 112°0′W Liddon Gulf
75°1′N 112°0′W  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
74°28′N 112°0′W Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
72°53′N 112°0′W  Canada Northwest TerritoriesVictoria Island
Nunavut — from 70°0′N 112°0′W on Victoria Island
68°31′N 112°0′W Coronation Gulf
68°14′N 112°0′W  Canada NunavutDuke of York Archipelago
68°10′N 112°0′W Coronation Gulf
67°45′N 112°0′W  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 65°30′N 112°0′W, passing through the Great Slave Lake
Alberta — from 60°0′N 112°0′W
49°0′N 112°0′W  United States Montana
Idaho — from 44°32′N 112°0′W
Utah — from 42°0′N 112°0′W, passing just west of Salt Lake City at 40°45′N 111°53′W
Arizona — from 37°0′N 112°0′W, passing through Phoenix at 33°27′N 112°0′W
31°37′N 112°0′W  Mexico Sonora
28°51′N 112°0′W Gulf of California
27°6′N 112°0′W  Mexico Baja California Sur
24°44′N 112°0′W Magdalena Bay
24°32′N 112°0′W  Mexico Baja California SurIsla Santa Margarita
24°31′N 112°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands,  Mexico at 19°0′N 112°4′W
60°0′S 112°0′W Southern Ocean
74°10′S 112°0′W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

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