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149th meridian west
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Line of longitude
August 2025
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The meridian 149° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 2025 en 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 149th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 31st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 149th meridian west passes through:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 149 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 29 N 149 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 70 26 N 149 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59 57 N 149 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Tahiti, (at 17 48 S 149 7 W type:isle Tahiti)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 149 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 76 19 S 149 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
148th meridian west
150th meridian west
References
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