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The meridian 122° 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.

122°W is the Seventh Meridian of the Dominion Land Survey in Canada.

The 122nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 58th meridian east.
Starting at the North, the 122nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 122°0′W / 90°N 122°W / 90; -122 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°26′N 122°0′W / 76.433°N 122°W / 76.433; -122 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
76°2′N 122°0′W / 76.033°N 122°W / 76.033; -122 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°31′N 122°0′W / 74.517°N 122°W / 74.517; -122 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
71°19′N 122°0′W / 71.317°N 122°W / 71.317; -122 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°48′N 122°0′W / 69.8°N 122°W / 69.8; -122 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Bear Lake
British Columbia
49°0′N 122°0′W / 49°N 122°W / 49; -122 (United States)  United States Washington
Oregon
California - passing through Santa Cruz
36°58′N 122°0′W / 36.967°N 122°W / 36.967; -122 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 122°0′W / 60°S 122°W / -60; -122 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°35′S 122°0′W / 73.583°S 122°W / -73.583; -122 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

California

In California, the meridian passes through the following cities:

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