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.

Line across the Earth
118°
118th meridian west

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

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 118°0′W / 90.000°N 118.000°W / 90.000; -118.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°22′N 118°0′W / 77.367°N 118.000°W / 77.367; -118.000 (Canada)   Canada Northwest TerritoriesPrince Patrick Island
76°24′N 118°0′W / 76.400°N 118.000°W / 76.400; -118.000 (Crozier Channel) Crozier Channel
76°3′N 118°0′W / 76.050°N 118.000°W / 76.050; -118.000 (Canada)   Canada Northwest TerritoriesEglinton Island
75°42′N 118°0′W / 75.700°N 118.000°W / 75.700; -118.000 (Kellett Strait) Kellett Strait
75°20′N 118°0′W / 75.333°N 118.000°W / 75.333; -118.000 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°17′N 118°0′W / 74.283°N 118.000°W / 74.283; -118.000 (Canada)   Canada Northwest TerritoriesBanks Island
72°53′N 118°0′W / 72.883°N 118.000°W / 72.883; -118.000 (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait
72°40′N 118°0′W / 72.667°N 118.000°W / 72.667; -118.000 (Canada)   Canada Northwest TerritoriesVictoria Island
71°22′N 118°0′W / 71.367°N 118.000°W / 71.367; -118.000 (Minto Inlet) Minto Inlet
71°7′N 118°0′W / 71.117°N 118.000°W / 71.117; -118.000 (Canada)   Canada Northwest TerritoriesVictoria Island
70°47′N 118°0′W / 70.783°N 118.000°W / 70.783; -118.000 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°1′N 118°0′W / 69.017°N 118.000°W / 69.017; -118.000 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 67°11′N 118°0′W / 67.183°N 118.000°W / 67.183; -118.000 (Northwest Territories), passing through the Great Bear Lake
Alberta — from 60°0′N 118°0′W / 60.000°N 118.000°W / 60.000; -118.000 (Alberta)
British Columbia — from 52°30′N 118°0′W / 52.500°N 118.000°W / 52.500; -118.000 (British Columbia)
49°0′N 118°0′W / 49.000°N 118.000°W / 49.000; -118.000 (United States)   United States Washington
Oregon — from 46°0′N 118°0′W / 46.000°N 118.000°W / 46.000; -118.000 (Oregon)
Nevada — from 42°0′N 118°0′W / 42.000°N 118.000°W / 42.000; -118.000 (Nevada)
California — from 37°36′N 118°0′W / 37.600°N 118.000°W / 37.600; -118.000 (California), passing just east of Los Angeles (at 34°3′N 118°15′W / 34.050°N 118.250°W / 34.050; -118.250 (Los Angeles))
33°39′N 118°0′W / 33.650°N 118.000°W / 33.650; -118.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Santa Catalina Island, California   United States (at 33°19′N 118°18′W / 33.317°N 118.300°W / 33.317; -118.300 (Santa Catalina Island))
Passing just east of San Clemente Island, California   United States (at 32°49′N 118°21′W / 32.817°N 118.350°W / 32.817; -118.350 (San CLemente Island))
Passing just east of Guadalupe Island,   Mexico (at 29°0′N 118°18′W / 29.000°N 118.300°W / 29.000; -118.300 (Guadalupe Island))
60°0′S 118°0′W / 60.000°S 118.000°W / -60.000; -118.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°48′S 118°0′W / 73.800°S 118.000°W / -73.800; -118.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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