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145th meridian west
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Line of longitude
June 2025
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The meridian 145° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 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 145th meridian west forms a great circle with the 35th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 145th 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 145 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 4 N 145 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 69 59 N 145 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 25 N 145 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 14 25 S 145 0 W type:country French Polynesia
! scope="row" |
| Takaroa atoll
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14 30 S 145 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Takapoto atoll, (at 14 36 S 145 8 W type:isle Takapoto) Passing just east of Kauehi atoll, (at 15 55 S 145 3 W type:isle Kauehi)
|-
| 16 6 S 145 0 W type:country French Polynesia
! scope="row" |
| Raraka atoll
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16 9 S 145 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Faaite atoll, (at 16 44 S 145 4 W type:isle Faaite) Passing just west of Tahanea atoll, (at 16 49 S 144 58 W type:isle Tahanea) Passing just west of Hereheretue atoll, (at 19 53 S 144 59 W type:isle Hereheretue)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 145 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 75 27 S 145 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
144th meridian west
146th meridian west
References
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