139th meridian west

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139th meridian west

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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 139°0′W / 90.000°N 139.000°W / 90.000; -139.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
73°57′N 139°0′W / 73.950°N 139.000°W / 73.950; -139.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°38′N 139°0′W / 69.633°N 139.000°W / 69.633; -139.000 (Canada)  Canada YukonHerschel Island
69°34′N 139°0′W / 69.567°N 139.000°W / 69.567; -139.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea Mackenzie Bay
69°26′N 139°0′W / 69.433°N 139.000°W / 69.433; -139.000 (Canada)  Canada Yukon
British Columbia — for about 2 km from 60°0′N 139°0′W / 60.000°N 139.000°W / 60.000; -139.000 (British Columbia)
59°59′N 139°0′W / 59.983°N 139.000°W / 59.983; -139.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
59°16′N 139°0′W / 59.267°N 139.000°W / 59.267; -139.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Fatu Huku island,  French Polynesia (at 9°26′S 138°56′W / 9.433°S 138.933°W / -9.433; -138.933 (Fatu Huku))
9°42′S 139°0′W / 9.700°S 139.000°W / -9.700; -139.000 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Hiva Oa island
9°49′S 139°0′W / 9.817°S 139.000°W / -9.817; -139.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Tahuata island,  French Polynesia (at 9°56′S 139°2′W / 9.933°S 139.033°W / -9.933; -139.033 (Tahuata))
Passing just west of Mohotani island,  French Polynesia (at 9°58′S 138°51′W / 9.967°S 138.850°W / -9.967; -138.850 (Mohotani))
Passing just west of Puka-Puka atoll,  French Polynesia (at 14°48′S 138°51′W / 14.800°S 138.850°W / -14.800; -138.850 (Puka-Puka))
Passing just east of Akiaki atoll,  French Polynesia (at 18°34′S 138°51′W / 18.567°S 138.850°W / -18.567; -138.850 (Akiaki))
Passing just west of Vahitahi atoll,  French Polynesia (at 18°47′S 138°52′W / 18.783°S 138.867°W / -18.783; -138.867 (Vahitahi))
Passing just west of Nukutavake island,  French Polynesia (at 19°17′S 138°49′W / 19.283°S 138.817°W / -19.283; -138.817 (Nukutavake))
Passing just east of Vairaatea atoll,  French Polynesia (at 19°20′S 139°11′W / 19.333°S 139.183°W / -19.333; -139.183 (Vairaatea))
Passing just east of Vanavana atoll,  French Polynesia (at 20°46′S 139°7′W / 20.767°S 139.117°W / -20.767; -139.117 (Vairaatea))
21°51′S 139°0′W / 21.850°S 139.000°W / -21.850; -139.000 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Moruroa atoll
21°53′S 139°0′W / 21.883°S 139.000°W / -21.883; -139.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Fangataufa atoll,  French Polynesia (at 22°13′S 138°48′W / 22.217°S 138.800°W / -22.217; -138.800 (Fangataufa))
60°0′S 139°0′W / 60.000°S 139.000°W / -60.000; -139.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
75°12′S 139°0′W / 75.200°S 139.000°W / -75.200; -139.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
Unclaimed territory

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