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The meridian 118° 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.

118°W is the Sixth Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.

The 118th meridian west forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 118°0′W / 90°N 118°W / 90; -118 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°22′N 118°0′W / 77.367°N 118°W / 77.367; -118 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
76°24′N 118°0′W / 76.4°N 118°W / 76.4; -118 (Crozier Channel) Crozier Channel
76°3′N 118°0′W / 76.05°N 118°W / 76.05; -118 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Eglinton Island
75°42′N 118°0′W / 75.7°N 118°W / 75.7; -118 (Kellett Strait) Kellett Strait
75°20′N 118°0′W / 75.333°N 118°W / 75.333; -118 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°17′N 118°0′W / 74.283°N 118°W / 74.283; -118 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
72°53′N 118°0′W / 72.883°N 118°W / 72.883; -118 (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait
72°40′N 118°0′W / 72.667°N 118°W / 72.667; -118 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
71°22′N 118°0′W / 71.367°N 118°W / 71.367; -118 (Minto Inlet) Minto Inlet
71°7′N 118°0′W / 71.117°N 118°W / 71.117; -118 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
70°47′N 118°0′W / 70.783°N 118°W / 70.783; -118 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°1′N 118°0′W / 69.017°N 118°W / 69.017; -118 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Bear Lake
Alberta
British Columbia
49°0′N 118°0′W / 49°N 118°W / 49; -118 (United States)  United States Washington
Oregon
Nevada
California - passing just east of Los Angeles
33°39′N 118°0′W / 33.65°N 118°W / 33.65; -118 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Guadalupe Island,  Mexico
60°0′S 118°0′W / 60°S 118°W / -60; -118 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°48′S 118°0′W / 73.8°S 118°W / -73.8; -118 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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