145th meridian west

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145th meridian west

The meridian 145° 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 145th meridian west forms a great circle with the 35th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 145th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 145°0′W / 90.000°N 145.000°W / 90.000; -145.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
73°4′N 145°0′W / 73.067°N 145.000°W / 73.067; -145.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°59′N 145°0′W / 69.983°N 145.000°W / 69.983; -145.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
60°25′N 145°0′W / 60.417°N 145.000°W / 60.417; -145.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
14°25′S 145°0′W / 14.417°S 145.000°W / -14.417; -145.000 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Takaroa atoll
14°30′S 145°0′W / 14.500°S 145.000°W / -14.500; -145.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Takapoto atoll,  French Polynesia (at 14°36′S 145°8′W / 14.600°S 145.133°W / -14.600; -145.133 (Takapoto))
Passing just east of Kauehi atoll,  French Polynesia (at 15°55′S 145°3′W / 15.917°S 145.050°W / -15.917; -145.050 (Kauehi))
16°6′S 145°0′W / 16.100°S 145.000°W / -16.100; -145.000 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Raraka atoll
16°9′S 145°0′W / 16.150°S 145.000°W / -16.150; -145.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Faaite atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°44′S 145°4′W / 16.733°S 145.067°W / -16.733; -145.067 (Faaite))
Passing just west of Tahanea atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°49′S 144°58′W / 16.817°S 144.967°W / -16.817; -144.967 (Tahanea))
Passing just west of Hereheretue atoll,  French Polynesia (at 19°53′S 144°59′W / 19.883°S 144.983°W / -19.883; -144.983 (Hereheretue))
60°0′S 145°0′W / 60.000°S 145.000°W / -60.000; -145.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
75°27′S 145°0′W / 75.450°S 145.000°W / -75.450; -145.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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