139th meridian west

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The meridian 139° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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The 139th meridian west forms a great circle with the 41st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 139th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N139°0′W / 90.000°N 139.000°W / 90.000; -139.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
73°57′N139°0′W / 73.950°N 139.000°W / 73.950; -139.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°38′N139°0′W / 69.633°N 139.000°W / 69.633; -139.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yukon — Herschel Island
69°34′N139°0′W / 69.567°N 139.000°W / 69.567; -139.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea Mackenzie Bay
69°26′N139°0′W / 69.433°N 139.000°W / 69.433; -139.000 (Canada) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yukon
British Columbia — for about 2 km from 60°0′N139°0′W / 60.000°N 139.000°W / 60.000; -139.000 (British Columbia)
59°59′N139°0′W / 59.983°N 139.000°W / 59.983; -139.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska
59°16′N139°0′W / 59.267°N 139.000°W / 59.267; -139.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Fatu Huku island, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 9°26′S138°56′W / 9.433°S 138.933°W / -9.433; -138.933 (Fatu Huku) )
9°42′S139°0′W / 9.700°S 139.000°W / -9.700; -139.000 (French Polynesia) Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia Hiva Oa island
9°49′S139°0′W / 9.817°S 139.000°W / -9.817; -139.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Tahuata island, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 9°56′S139°2′W / 9.933°S 139.033°W / -9.933; -139.033 (Tahuata) )
Passing just west of Mohotani island, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 9°58′S138°51′W / 9.967°S 138.850°W / -9.967; -138.850 (Mohotani) )
Passing just west of Puka-Puka atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 14°48′S138°51′W / 14.800°S 138.850°W / -14.800; -138.850 (Puka-Puka) )
Passing just east of Akiaki atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 18°34′S138°51′W / 18.567°S 138.850°W / -18.567; -138.850 (Akiaki) )
Passing just west of Vahitahi atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 18°47′S138°52′W / 18.783°S 138.867°W / -18.783; -138.867 (Vahitahi) )
Passing just west of Nukutavake island, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 19°17′S138°49′W / 19.283°S 138.817°W / -19.283; -138.817 (Nukutavake) )
Passing just east of Vairaatea atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 19°20′S139°11′W / 19.333°S 139.183°W / -19.333; -139.183 (Vairaatea) )
Passing just east of Vanavana atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 20°46′S139°7′W / 20.767°S 139.117°W / -20.767; -139.117 (Vairaatea) )
21°51′S139°0′W / 21.850°S 139.000°W / -21.850; -139.000 (French Polynesia) Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia Moruroa atoll
21°53′S139°0′W / 21.883°S 139.000°W / -21.883; -139.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Fangataufa atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (at 22°13′S138°48′W / 22.217°S 138.800°W / -22.217; -138.800 (Fangataufa) )
60°0′S139°0′W / 60.000°S 139.000°W / -60.000; -139.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
75°12′S139°0′W / 75.200°S 139.000°W / -75.200; -139.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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