Principal meridians of Alaska

BLM map of the meridians

The five principal meridians of Alaska are the Copper River meridian (established 1905), Fairbanks meridian (adopted 1910), Kateel River meridian (adopted 1911), Seward meridian (adopted 1956) and Umiat meridian (adopted 1956).^[1]

Initial points

Name	Adopted	Initial point
Copper River Meridian	1905	61°49′04″N 145°18′37″W / 61.81778°N 145.31028°W / 61.81778; -145.31028 (Copper River Meridian)
Fairbanks Meridian	1910	64°51′49.08″N 147°38′35.16″W / 64.8636333°N 147.6431000°W / 64.8636333; -147.6431000 (Fairbanks Meridian)
Kateel River Meridian	1956	65°26′16.374″N 158°45′31.01″W / 65.43788167°N 158.7586139°W / 65.43788167; -158.7586139 (Kateel River Meridian)
Seward Meridian	1911	60°07′37″N 149°21′26″W / 60.12694°N 149.35722°W / 60.12694; -149.35722 (Seward Meridian)
Umiat Meridian	1956	69°23′29.654″N 152°00′04.55″W / 69.39157056°N 152.0012639°W / 69.39157056; -152.0012639 (Umiat Meridian)

References

↑ http://dnr.alaska.gov/Landrecords/docs/pdf/landrecords.pdf

External links

"Cadastral Survey [Alaska]". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
"Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

Principal meridians of the United States

Numbered meridians	First Second Third Fourth Fourth (extended) Fifth Sixth

Named meridians	Black Hills Boise Chickasaw Choctaw Cimarron Copper River Gila and Salt River Humboldt Huntsville Indian Louisiana Michigan Mount Diablo Navajo New Mexico Montana St. Helena meridian St. Stephens Salt Lake San Bernardino Tallahassee Uintah Umiat Ute Washington Willamette Wind River

List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

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Principal meridians of Alaska

Initial points

See also

References

External links