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113th meridian west

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113th meridian west

The meridian 113° 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 113th meridian west forms a great circle with the 67th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 113th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 113°0′W / 90.000°N 113.000°W / 90.000; -113.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
78°26′N 113°0′W / 78.433°N 113.000°W / 78.433; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesBorden Island
78°17′N 113°0′W / 78.283°N 113.000°W / 78.283; -113.000 (Wilkins Strait) Wilkins Strait
77°54′N 113°0′W / 77.900°N 113.000°W / 77.900; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMackenzie King Island
77°31′N 113°0′W / 77.517°N 113.000°W / 77.517; -113.000 Unnamed waterbody
76°16′N 113°0′W / 76.267°N 113.000°W / 76.267; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
75°5′N 113°0′W / 75.083°N 113.000°W / 75.083; -113.000 (Liddon Gulf) Liddon Gulf
74°58′N 113°0′W / 74.967°N 113.000°W / 74.967; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesMelville Island
74°24′N 113°0′W / 74.400°N 113.000°W / 74.400; -113.000 (Parry Channel) Parry Channel Viscount Melville Sound
73°0′N 113°0′W / 73.000°N 113.000°W / 73.000; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesVictoria Island
70°35′N 113°0′W / 70.583°N 113.000°W / 70.583; -113.000 (Prince Albert Sound) Prince Albert Sound
70°19′N 113°0′W / 70.317°N 113.000°W / 70.317; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest TerritoriesLinaluk Island and Victoria Island
Nunavut — from 70°0′N 113°0′W / 70.000°N 113.000°W / 70.000; -113.000 (Nunavut) on Victoria Island
68°29′N 113°0′W / 68.483°N 113.000°W / 68.483; -113.000 (Coronation Gulf) Coronation Gulf
67°57′N 113°0′W / 67.950°N 113.000°W / 67.950; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada NunavutLawford Islands
67°55′N 113°0′W / 67.917°N 113.000°W / 67.917; -113.000 (Coronation Gulf) Coronation Gulf
67°40′N 113°0′W / 67.667°N 113.000°W / 67.667; -113.000 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut
Northwest Territories — from 65°39′N 113°0′W / 65.650°N 113.000°W / 65.650; -113.000 (Northwest Territories), passing through the Great Slave Lake
Alberta — from 60°0′N 113°0′W / 60.000°N 113.000°W / 60.000; -113.000 (Alberta)
49°0′N 113°0′W / 49.000°N 113.000°W / 49.000; -113.000 (United States)  United States Montana
Idaho — from 44°26′N 113°0′W / 44.433°N 113.000°W / 44.433; -113.000 (Idaho)
Utah — from 42°0′N 113°0′W / 42.000°N 113.000°W / 42.000; -113.000 (Utah), passing through the Great Salt Lake
Arizona — from 37°0′N 113°0′W / 37.000°N 113.000°W / 37.000; -113.000 (Arizona)
31°56′N 113°0′W / 31.933°N 113.000°W / 31.933; -113.000 (Mexico)  Mexico Sonora
30°33′N 113°0′W / 30.550°N 113.000°W / 30.550; -113.000 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
28°27′N 113°0′W / 28.450°N 113.000°W / 28.450; -113.000 (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California
Baja California Sur — from 28°0′N 113°0′W / 28.000°N 113.000°W / 28.000; -113.000 (Baja California Sur)
26°33′N 113°0′W / 26.550°N 113.000°W / 26.550; -113.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 113°0′W / 60.000°S 113.000°W / -60.000; -113.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°9′S 113°0′W / 74.150°S 113.000°W / -74.150; -113.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

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