title: 122nd meridian west
text: # 122nd meridian west
  
  The meridian 122° 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.
  
  122°W is the Seventh Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.
  
  The 122nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 58th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 122nd meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 122.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -122.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°26′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.433°N 122.000°W﻿ / 76.433; -122.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Prince Patrick Island 76°2′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.033°N 122.000°W﻿ / 76.033; -122.000﻿ (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait 74°31′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.517°N 122.000°W﻿ / 74.517; -122.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Banks Island 71°19′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.317°N 122.000°W﻿ / 71.317; -122.000﻿ (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf 69°48′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.800°N 122.000°W﻿ / 69.800; -122.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — passing through the Great Bear Lake British Columbia — from 60°0′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 122.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -122.000﻿ (British Columbia); passing through Chilliwack 49°0′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°N 122.000°W﻿ / 49.000; -122.000﻿ (United States)  United States Washington Oregon — from 45°37′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿45.617°N 122.000°W﻿ / 45.617; -122.000﻿ (Oregon) California — from 42°0′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿42.000°N 122.000°W﻿ / 42.000; -122.000﻿ (California); passing through San José 36°58′N 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿36.967°N 122.000°W﻿ / 36.967; -122.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 122.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -122.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 73°35′S 122°0′W﻿ / ﻿73.583°S 122.000°W﻿ / -73.583; -122.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  