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139th meridian west

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 139° 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 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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Yukon — Herschel Island
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-valign="top"

| ! scope="row" | | Yukon British Columbia — for about 2 km from |- | ! scope="row" |

Alaska
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-valign="top"

| ! scope="row" | | Hiva Oa island |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Mohotani island, (at ) Passing just west of Puka-Puka atoll, (at ) Passing just east of Akiaki atoll, (at ) Passing just west of Vahitahi atoll, (at ) Passing just west of Nukutavake island, (at ) Passing just east of Vairaatea atoll, (at ) Passing just east of Vanavana atoll, (at ) |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Moruroa atoll |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Unclaimed territory
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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