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147th meridian west
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Line of longitude
August 2025
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The meridian 147° 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 147th meridian west forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 147 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 47 N 147 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 70 18 N 147 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska — the Stockton Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70 17 N 147 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 70 9 N 147 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 56 N 147 0 W type:waterbody Prince William Sound
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Prince William Sound
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Glacier Island, Alaska, (at 60 53 N 147 5 W type:isle Glacier Island)
|-
| 60 18 N 147 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska — Montague Island
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 15 N 147 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Arutua atoll, (at 15 17 S 146 53 W type:isle Arutua) Passing just west of Kaukura atoll, (at 15 39 S 146 53 W type:isle Arutua)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 147 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 76 0 S 147 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
146th meridian west
148th meridian west
References
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