144th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -144 The meridian 144° 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 144th meridian west forms a great circle with the 36th meridian east. The 144th meridian west is the western edge of the grid indexing scheme for Canada's National Topographic System. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 144th 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 144 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 13 N 144 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 70 6 N 144 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Arey Island and the mainland |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 1 N 144 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Makemo atoll, (at 16 30 S 143 59 W type:isle Makemo) Passing just east of Hiti atoll, (at 16 44 S 144 3 W type:isle Hiti) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 144 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 31 S 144 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 143rd meridian west 145th meridian west References collapsed w144 meridian west