128th meridian west

Line across the Earth
128°

The meridian 128° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 ColumbiaHecate 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 ColumbiaVancouver 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.