136th meridian west

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136th meridian west

The meridian 136° 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 136th meridian west forms a great circle with the 44th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 136th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 136°0′W / 90.000°N 136.000°W Arctic Ocean
74°24′N 136°0′W / 74.400°N 136.000°W Beaufort Sea
69°11′N 136°0′W / 69.183°N 136.000°W  Canada Northwest Territories
Yukon — from 67°0′N 136°0′W / 67.000°N 136.000°W
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 136°0′W / 60.000°N 136.000°W
59°40′N 136°0′W / 59.667°N 136.000°W  United States Alaska
58°45′N 136°0′W / 58.750°N 136.000°W Glacier Bay
58°11′N 136°0′W / 58.183°N 136.000°W  United States Alaska — Chichagof Island
57°30′N 136°0′W / 57.500°N 136.000°W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Kruzof Island, Alaska,  United States (at 57°13′N 135°52′W / 57.217°N 135.867°W)
Passing just east of Maria Est atoll,  French Polynesia (at 22°0′S 136°10′W / 22.000°S 136.167°W)
60°0′S 136°0′W / 60.000°S 136.000°W Southern Ocean
74°39′S 136°0′W / 74.650°S 136.000°W Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also