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136th meridian west

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136th meridian west

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

From Pole to Pole

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

See also

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References

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