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114th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 114° 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.

114°W is the Fifth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.

The 114th meridian west forms a great circle with the 66th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 114th meridian west passes through:

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Northwest Territories — Brock Island
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Northwest Territories — Emerald Isle
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Northwest Territories — Melville Island
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Northwest Territories — Melville Island
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Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
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Northwest Territories — Victoria Island
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| ! scope="row" | | Northwest Territories — Victoria Island Nunavut — from on Victoria Island |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait |- | ! scope="row" |

Nunavut — mainland
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| ! scope="row" | | Nunavut — Berens Islands and mainland Northwest Territories — from , passing through the Great Slave Lake Alberta — from , passing through Calgary at |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Montana Idaho — from Utah — from Arizona — from |- | ! scope="row" |

Sonora
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| ! scope="row" | | Baja California Baja California Sur — from |- ! 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?".
  2. Larmour, Judy. (2005). "Laying Down the Lines: A History of Land Surveying in Alberta". Brindle and Glass.
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