title: 121st meridian west
text: # 121st meridian west
  
  The meridian 121° 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 121st meridian west forms a great circle with the 59th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 121st meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 121.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -121.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°45′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.750°N 121.000°W﻿ / 76.750; -121.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island 75°44′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.733°N 121.000°W﻿ / 75.733; -121.000﻿ (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait 74°28′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.467°N 121.000°W﻿ / 74.467; -121.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island 71°26′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.433°N 121.000°W﻿ / 71.433; -121.000﻿ (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf 69°40′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.667°N 121.000°W﻿ / 69.667; -121.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake British Columbia — from 60°0′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 121.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -121.000﻿ (British Columbia), passing through Tumbler Ridge 49°0′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 121.000°W﻿ / 49.000; -121.000﻿ (United States)  United States Washington — passing 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Cle Elum Oregon — from 45°39′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.650°N 121.000°W﻿ / 45.650; -121.000﻿ (Oregon) California — from 42°0′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 121.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -121.000﻿ (California), passing through Modesto (at 37°38′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿37.633°N 121.000°W﻿ / 37.633; -121.000﻿ (Modesto)) 35°28′N 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿35.467°N 121.000°W﻿ / 35.467; -121.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 121.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -121.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°41′S 121°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.683°S 121.000°W﻿ / -73.683; -121.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  