The meridian 118° 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.
118°W is the Sixth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.
The 118th meridian west forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian west passes through:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Crozier Channel | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Eglinton Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kellett Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | M'Clure Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Banks Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Prince of Wales Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Minto Inlet | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amundsen Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories — from , passing through the Great Bear Lake Alberta — from British Columbia — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Washington Oregon — from Nevada — from California — from , passing just east of Los Angeles (at ) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Santa Catalina Island, California (at ) Passing just east of San Clemente Island, California (at ) Passing just east of Guadalupe Island, (at ) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory
See also 117th meridian west 119th meridian west References