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li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=120th_meridian_west">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=120th_meridian_west">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=120th_meridian_west">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=120th_meridian_west">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=120th_meridian_west">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg/220px-120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg/330px-120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg/440px-120th_meridian_US_Canada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1730" data-file-height="1730" /></a><figcaption>The 120th meridian defines part of the border between <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, and defines part of the border between <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>meridian 120° west of <a href="/wiki/Prime_Meridian" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Meridian">Greenwich</a></b> is a line of <a href="/wiki/Longitude" title="Longitude">longitude</a> that extends from the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> to the <a href="/wiki/South_Pole" title="South Pole">South Pole</a>. </p><p>The 120th meridian west forms a <a href="/wiki/Great_circle" title="Great circle">great circle</a> with the <a href="/wiki/60th_meridian_east" title="60th meridian east">60th meridian east</a>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> the border between <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> is defined by the meridian north of where it intersects the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas" title="Continental Divide of the Americas">Continental Divide of the Americas</a>, and in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> part of the border between <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> follows it. </p><p>The mean solar time at this meridian determines the time for the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">Pacific Time Zone</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9208:00" title="UTC−08:00">UTC−08:00</a>) during standard time. Most of the year however, it is the meridian for <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Daylight Time">Alaska Daylight Time</a>, as daylight saving time is observed for two-thirds of the year. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="From_Pole_to_Pole">From Pole to Pole</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=120th_meridian_west&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: From Pole to Pole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting at the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a> and heading south to the <a href="/wiki/South_Pole" title="South Pole">South Pole</a>, the 120th meridian west passes through: </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="130">Co-ordinates </th> <th scope="col">Country, territory or sea </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=90_0_N_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Arctic+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">90°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">90.000°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">90.000; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Arctic Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=77_1_N_120_0_W_type:country&title=Canada"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">77°1′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">77.017°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">77.017; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Canada</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a> — <a href="/wiki/Prince_Patrick_Island" title="Prince Patrick Island">Prince Patrick Island</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=75_50_N_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=M%27Clure+Strait"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">75°50′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">75.833°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">75.833; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">M'Clure Strait</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/M%27Clure_Strait" title="M'Clure Strait">M'Clure Strait</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=74_17_N_120_0_W_type:country&title=Canada"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">74°17′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">74.283°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">74.283; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Canada</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a> — <a href="/wiki/Banks_Island" title="Banks Island">Banks Island</a> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=72_14_N_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Prince+of+Wales+Strait"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">72°14′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">72.233°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">72.233; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Prince of Wales Strait</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Strait" title="Prince of Wales Strait">Prince of Wales Strait</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=71_32_N_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Amundsen+Gulf"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">71°32′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">71.533°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">71.533; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Amundsen Gulf</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Amundsen_Gulf" title="Amundsen Gulf">Amundsen Gulf</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=69_21_N_120_0_W_type:country&title=Canada"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">69°21′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">69.350°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">69.350; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Canada</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nunavut" title="Nunavut">Nunavut</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories" title="Northwest Territories">Northwest Territories</a> — passing through <a href="/wiki/Great_Bear_Lake" title="Great Bear Lake">Great Bear Lake</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> / <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> border — from <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=60_0_N_120_0_W_type:adm1st&title=British+Columbia%2FAlberta+border"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">60°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">60.000°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">60.000; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">British Columbia/Alberta border</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> — from <a href="/wiki/Intersection_Mountain" title="Intersection Mountain">Intersection Mountain</a> at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=53_48_N_120_0_W_type:adm1st&title=British+Columbia"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°48′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.800°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.800; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">British Columbia</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>; at this point the meridian meets the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas" title="Continental Divide of the Americas">Continental Divide</a>, and the boundary with Alberta diverts southeast </td></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=49_0_N_120_0_W_type:country&title=United+States"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">49°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">49.000°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">49.000; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">United States</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> — from <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=45_49_N_120_0_W_type:adm1st&title=Oregon"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°49′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.817°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.817; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Oregon</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> border — from <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=42_0_N_120_0_W_type:adm1st&title=Oregon"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.000°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.000; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Oregon</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span><br /> <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> — from <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=39_0_N_120_0_W_type:adm1st&title=California"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°0′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.000°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.000; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">California</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>, through <a href="/wiki/South_Lake_Tahoe" class="mw-redirect" title="South Lake Tahoe">South Lake Tahoe</a> and just east of <a href="/wiki/Madera,_California" title="Madera, California">Madera</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=34_27_N_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">34°27′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">34.450°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">34.450; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pacific Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Barbara_Channel" title="Santa Barbara Channel">Santa Barbara Channel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=33_59_N_120_0_W_type:country&title=United+States"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°59′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.983°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.983; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">United States</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> — <a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Santa Rosa Island, California">Santa Rosa Island</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=33_57_N_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°57′N</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.950°N 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">33.950; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Pacific Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=60_0_S_120_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Southern+Ocean"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">60°0′S</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">60.000°S 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-60.000; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Southern Ocean</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=73_44_S_120_0_W_type:country&title=Antarctica"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">73°44′S</span> <span class="longitude">120°0′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">73.733°S 120.000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-73.733; -120.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Antarctica</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Antarctic_territorial_claims" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Antarctic territorial claims">Unclaimed territory</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discrepancies_at_the_California–Nevada_border"><span id="Discrepancies_at_the_California.E2.80.93Nevada_border"></span>Discrepancies at the California–Nevada border</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=120th_meridian_west&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discrepancies at the California–Nevada border"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1872_California-Nevada_State_Boundary_Marker" title="1872 California-Nevada State Boundary Marker">1872 California-Nevada State Boundary Marker</a></div> <p>When California attained statehood in 1850, it adopted 120th meridian west as its eastern border.<sup id="cite_ref-CA_v._NV_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CA_v._NV-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1855 and 1900 there were six surveys to locate 120 degrees, with each locating the line of longitude differently.<sup id="cite_ref-pdfhost.focus.nps.gov_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pdfhost.focus.nps.gov-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1872, <a href="/wiki/Alexey_W._Von_Schmidt" title="Alexey W. Von Schmidt">Alexey W. Von Schmidt</a> undertook the survey of the state line. He marked his survey line with stones, wood, and iron markers; the only one who placed such markers<sup id="cite_ref-pdfhost.focus.nps.gov_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pdfhost.focus.nps.gov-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new survey in 1893 showed that the Von Schmidt line was 1,600 to 1,800 feet west of the actual 120 degrees. However, California and Nevada both recognize the 1872 Von Schmidt survey and the 1893 survey as the state line.<sup id="cite_ref-pdfhost.focus.nps.gov_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pdfhost.focus.nps.gov-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Google maps shows that the <a href="/wiki/Verdi,_Nevada" title="Verdi, Nevada">Verdi, Nevada</a> California–Nevada boundary marker, located at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=120th_meridian_west&params=39.52451_N_120.00186_W_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°31′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">120°00′07″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.52451°N 120.00186°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.52451; -120.00186</span></span></span></a></span></span>, is approximately 525 feet (160 m) west of 120 degrees longitude, with a similar deviation along the length of the line from Oregon to Lake Tahoe. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=120th_meridian_west&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/119th_meridian_west" title="119th meridian west">119th meridian west</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/121st_meridian_west" title="121st meridian west">121st meridian west</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=120th_meridian_west&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CA_v._NV-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CA_v._NV_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite><i>California v. Nevada</i></cite>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/447/125/case.html">44 U.S. 125</a> (<a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> 1980) ("The two straight-line segments that make up the boundary between California and Nevada were initially defined in California's Constitution of 1849. The first, the "north-south" segment, commences on the Oregon border at the intersection of the 42d parallel and the 120th meridian and runs south along that meridian to the 39th parallel. And the second, the "oblique" segment, begins at that parallel and runs in a southeasterly direction to the point where the Colorado River crosses the 35th parallel. Cal.Const., Art. XII (1849). In 1850, when California was admitted to the Union, Congress approved the 1849 Constitution, and with it California's eastern boundary. Act of Sept. 9, 1850, 9 Stat. 452. On the same day that it admitted California, Congress established a territorial government in the area immediately to the east. The organic Act for that new Territory -- which was then called Utah -- stated that it was to be "bounded on the west by the State of California." Act of Sept. 9, 1850, 9 Stat. 453. Eleven years later, the Territory of Nevada was created out of Utah. Congress indicated in the organic Act that Nevada might include portions of what was then California, but with the proviso that "so much of the Territory within the present limits of the State of California shall not be included within this Territory until the State of California shall assent to the same by an act irrevocable without the consent of the United States. . . ." Act of Mar. 2, 1861, 12 Stat. 210. No assent was ever given by California. 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