137th meridian west

137°
137th meridian west ()

The meridian 137° 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.

The 137th meridian west forms a great circle with the 43rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 137th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 137°0′W / 90.000°N 137.000°W / 90.000; -137.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°15′N 137°0′W / 74.250°N 137.000°W / 74.250; -137.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
68°55′N 137°0′W / 68.917°N 137.000°W / 68.917; -137.000 (Canada)  Canada Yukon
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 137°0′W / 60.000°N 137.000°W / 60.000; -137.000 (British Columbia)
59°5′N 137°0′W / 59.083°N 137.000°W / 59.083; -137.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
58°25′N 137°0′W / 58.417°N 137.000°W / 58.417; -137.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
18°18′S 137°0′W / 18.300°S 137.000°W / -18.300; -137.000 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Pukarua atoll
18°22′S 137°0′W / 18.367°S 137.000°W / -18.367; -137.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Tenararo atoll,  French Polynesia (at 21°18′S 136°45′W / 21.300°S 136.750°W / -21.300; -136.750 (Tenararo))
Passing just east of Morane atoll,  French Polynesia (at 23°9′S 137°6′W / 23.150°S 137.100°W / -23.150; -137.100 (Morane))
60°0′S 137°0′W / 60.000°S 137.000°W / -60.000; -137.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°43′S 137°0′W / 74.717°S 137.000°W / -74.717; -137.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

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