133rd meridian west

133°
133rd meridian west ()

The meridian 133° 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.[2][3]

The 133rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 47th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 133rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 133°0′W / 90.000°N 133.000°W / 90.000; -133.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°50′N 133°0′W / 74.833°N 133.000°W / 74.833; -133.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°36′N 133°0′W / 69.600°N 133.000°W / 69.600; -133.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — passing through Tuktoyaktuk
Yukon — from 66°1′N 133°0′W / 66.017°N 133.000°W / 66.017; -133.000 (Yukon)
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 133°0′W / 60.000°N 133.000°W / 60.000; -133.000 (British Columbia)
57°57′N 133°0′W / 57.950°N 133.000°W / 57.950; -133.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Alaska Panhandle (mainland), Kupreanof Island, Woewodski Island, Zarembo Island, Thorne Island, Prince of Wales Island and Dall Island
54°50′N 133°0′W / 54.833°N 133.000°W / 54.833; -133.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
54°15′N 133°0′W / 54.250°N 133.000°W / 54.250; -133.000 (Canada)  Canada British Columbia — Langara Island, Graham Island and Hippa Island
53°32′N 133°0′W / 53.533°N 133.000°W / 53.533; -133.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 133°0′W / 60.000°S 133.000°W / -60.000; -133.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°24′S 133°0′W / 74.400°S 133.000°W / -74.400; -133.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ Atlas of the world (Tenth ed.), Washington: National geographic society, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4262-1354-0, retrieved 2025-01-08
  3. ^ "USGS.gov | Science for a changing world". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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