143rd meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -143 The meridian 143° 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 143rd meridian west line forms a great circle with the 37th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 143rd 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 143 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 22 N 143 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 70 5 N 143 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 5 N 143 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Taenga atoll, (at 16 24 S 143 1 W type:isle Taenga) Passing just west of Nihiru atoll, (at 16 43 S 142 53 W type:isle Nihiru) Passing just east of Marutea Nord atoll, (at 17 0 S 143 3 W type:isle Marutea Nord) Passing just east of Reitoru atoll, (at 17 51 S 143 3 W type:isle Reitoru) Passing just east of Nukutepipi atoll, (at 20 42 S 143 4 W type:isle Nukutepipi) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 143 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 31 S 143 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 142nd meridian west 144th meridian west References collapsed w143 meridian west