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112th meridian west

Line of longitude

Summary

Line of longitude

The meridian 112° 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 112th meridian west forms a great circle with the 68th meridian east.

Within the United States, it passes directly through the capital cities of three states (Arizona, Montana, and Utah).

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 112th meridian west passes through:

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Northwest Territories — Borden Island
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Northwest Territories — Mackenzie King Island
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Northwest Territories — Melville Island
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Northwest Territories — Melville Island
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| ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from on Victoria Island |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coronation Gulf |- | ! scope="row" |

Nunavut — Duke of York Archipelago
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| ! scope="row" | | Nunavut Northwest Territories — from , passing through the Great Slave Lake Alberta — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Montana, passing through Helena at Idaho — from , passing through Idaho Falls at Utah — from , passing through Salt Lake City at
Arizona — from , passing through Phoenix at |- | ! scope="row" |

Sonora
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Baja California Sur
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| ! scope="row" | | Baja California Sur — Isla Santa Margarita |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Unclaimed territory
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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