128th meridian west

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128^th meridian west

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The meridian 128° 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 128th meridian west forms a great circle with the 52nd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 128th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 128°0′W / 90°N 128°W / 90; -128 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
75°34′N 128°0′W / 75.567°N 128°W / 75.567; -128 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea	Passing just east of the Baillie Islands, Northwest Territories,  Canada
70°34′N 128°0′W / 70.567°N 128°W / 70.567; -128 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories Yukon British Columbia - mainland, Cunningham Island, Denny Island and Hunter Island
51°54′N 128°0′W / 51.9°N 128°W / 51.9; -128 (Fitz Hugh Sound)	Fitz Hugh Sound
51°44′N 128°0′W / 51.733°N 128°W / 51.733; -128 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - Hecate Island and Calvert Island
51°28′N 128°0′W / 51.467°N 128°W / 51.467; -128 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Queen Charlotte Sound
50°51′N 128°0′W / 50.85°N 128°W / 50.85; -128 (Canada)	Canada	British Columbia - Vancouver Island
50°28′N 128°0′W / 50.467°N 128°W / 50.467; -128 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Henderson Island,  Pitcairn Islands
60°0′S 128°0′W / 60°S 128°W / -60; -128 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
74°12′S 128°0′W / 74.2°S 128°W / -74.2; -128 (Canada)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory