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The meridian 123° 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 123rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 57th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 123°0′W / 90°N 123°W / 90; -123 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°6′N 123°0′W / 76.1°N 123°W / 76.1; -123 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
76°1′N 123°0′W / 76.017°N 123°W / 76.017; -123 (M'Clure Strait) M'Clure Strait
74°27′N 123°0′W / 74.45°N 123°W / 74.45; -123 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
71°5′N 123°0′W / 71.083°N 123°W / 71.083; -123 (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf
69°49′N 123°0′W / 69.817°N 123°W / 69.817; -123 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Bear Lake
British Columbia - passing through Burnaby, just east of Vancouver
49°4′N 123°0′W / 49.067°N 123°W / 49.067; -123 (Boundary Bay) Boundary Bay
48°40′N 123°0′W / 48.667°N 123°W / 48.667; -123 (United States)  United States Washington - Orcas Island, Shaw Island and San Juan Island
48°27′N 123°0′W / 48.45°N 123°W / 48.45; -123 (Strait of Juan de Fuca) Strait of Juan de Fuca
48°5′N 123°0′W / 48.083°N 123°W / 48.083; -123 (United States)  United States Washington
Oregon - passing through Salem and Springfield
California
38°18′N 123°0′W / 38.3°N 123°W / 38.3; -123 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
48°5′N 123°0′W / 48.083°N 123°W / 48.083; -123 (United States)  United States California - Point Reyes
38°0′N 123°0′W / 38°N 123°W / 38; -123 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing through the Farallon Islands, California,  United States
60°0′S 123°0′W / 60°S 123°W / -60; -123 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
73°41′S 123°0′W / 73.683°S 123°W / -73.683; -123 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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