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138th meridian west
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Line of longitude
August 2025
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The meridian 138° 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 138th meridian west forms a great circle with the 42nd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 138th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 138 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 6 N 138 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 69 7 N 138 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Yukon British Columbia — from 60 0 N 138 0 W type:adm1st British Columbia
|-
| 59 27 N 138 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58 55 N 138 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 138 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 75 6 S 138 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
137th meridian west
139th meridian west
References
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