112th meridian west explained

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.

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Northwest TerritoriesBorden Island
Wilkins Strait
Northwest TerritoriesMackenzie King Island
Unnamed waterbody
Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
Liddon Gulf
Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
Parry ChannelViscount Melville Sound
Northwest TerritoriesVictoria Island
Nunavut — from on Victoria Island
Coronation Gulf
NunavutDuke of York Archipelago
Coronation Gulf
Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from, passing through the Great Slave Lake
Alberta — from
Montana
Idaho — from
Utah — from, passing just west of Salt Lake City at
Arizona — from, passing through Phoenix at
Sonora
Gulf of California
Baja California Sur
Magdalena Bay
Baja California SurIsla Santa Margarita
Pacific OceanPassing just east of Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands, at
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaUnclaimed territory

See also