131st meridian west

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131st meridian west

The meridian 131° 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 131st meridian west forms a great circle with the 49th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
 Canada Northwest Territories
Yukon
British Columbia
 United States Alaska - Alaska Panhandle (mainland), Revillagigedo Island, and the Alaska Panhandle again
Dixon Entrance Passing between Zayas Island and Dundas Island, British Columbia,  Canada
Passing just west of Stephens Island, British Columbia,  Canada
Hecate Strait
 Canada British Columbia - Moresby Island and Kunghit Island
Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Oeno Island,  Pitcairn Islands
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also