title: 128th meridian west
text: # 128th meridian west
  
  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.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  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 / ﻿90.000°N 128.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -128.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 75°34′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.567°N 128.000°W﻿ / 75.567; -128.000﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea Passing just east of the Baillie Islands, Northwest Territories, Canada (at 70°35′N 128°5′W﻿ / ﻿70.583°N 128.083°W﻿ / 70.583; -128.083﻿ (Baillie Islands)) 70°34′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.567°N 128.000°W﻿ / 70.567; -128.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories Yukon — from 61°42′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿61.700°N 128.000°W﻿ / 61.700; -128.000﻿ (Yukon) British Columbia — from 60°0′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 128.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -128.000﻿ (British Columbia), the mainland, Cunningham Island, Denny Island and Hunter Island 51°54′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.900°N 128.000°W﻿ / 51.900; -128.000﻿ (Fitz Hugh Sound) Fitz Hugh Sound 51°44′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.733°N 128.000°W﻿ / 51.733; -128.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada British Columbia — Hecate Island and Calvert Island 51°28′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.467°N 128.000°W﻿ / 51.467; -128.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Queen Charlotte Sound 50°51′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.850°N 128.000°W﻿ / 50.850; -128.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada British Columbia — Vancouver Island 50°28′N 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.467°N 128.000°W﻿ / 50.467; -128.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Henderson Island, Pitcairn Islands (at 24°24′S 128°17′W﻿ / ﻿24.400°S 128.283°W﻿ / -24.400; -128.283﻿ (Henderson Island)) 60°0′S 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 128.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -128.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 74°12′S 128°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.200°S 128.000°W﻿ / -74.200; -128.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  