140th meridian west

Line of longitude -140 The meridian 140° 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 line is the divider in the area of warning responsibility between the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in the north Pacific Ocean.Jack Beven 2006-05-15 Tropical Weather Outlook 2008-09-04 National Hurricane Center dead ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Outlook-P/2006051511.ABPZ20 The 140th meridian west forms a great circle with the 40th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 140th 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 140 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 48 N 140 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 37 N 140 0 W type:country Canada ! scope="row" | | Yukon |- | 60 11 N 140 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59 46 N 140 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yakutat Bay |- | 8 49 S 140 0 W type:country French Polynesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Nuku Hiva |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 57 S 140 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Ua Pou island, (at 9 22 S 140 1 W type:isle Ua Pu) Passing just east of Fakahina atoll, (at 15 58 S 140 5 W type:isle Fakahina) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 140 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 13 S 140 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |- |} See also 139th meridian west 141st meridian west References collapsed w140 meridian west