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139th meridian west
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Line of longitude
August 2025
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The meridian 139° 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 139th meridian west forms a great circle with the 41st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 139th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 139 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 57 N 139 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 69 38 N 139 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Yukon — Herschel Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69 34 N 139 0 W type:waterbody Beaufort Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mackenzie Bay
|-valign="top"
| 69 26 N 139 0 W type:country Canada
! scope="row" |
| Yukon British Columbia — for about 2 km from 60 0 N 139 0 W type:adm1st British Columbia
|-
| 59 59 N 139 0 W type:country United States
! scope="row" |
| Alaska
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59 16 N 139 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Fatu Huku island, (at 9 26 S 138 56 W type:isle Fatu Huku)
|-valign="top"
| 9 42 S 139 0 W type:country French Polynesia
! scope="row" |
| Hiva Oa island
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 49 S 139 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Tahuata island, (at 9 56 S 139 2 W type:isle Tahuata) Passing just west of Mohotani island, (at 9 58 S 138 51 W type:isle Mohotani) Passing just west of Puka-Puka atoll, (at 14 48 S 138 51 W type:isle Puka-Puka) Passing just east of Akiaki atoll, (at 18 34 S 138 51 W type:isle Akiaki) Passing just west of Vahitahi atoll, (at 18 47 S 138 52 W type:isle Vahitahi) Passing just west of Nukutavake island, (at 19 17 S 138 49 W type:isle Nukutavake) Passing just east of Vairaatea atoll, (at 19 20 S 139 11 W type:isle Vairaatea) Passing just east of Vanavana atoll, (at 20 46 S 139 7 W type:isle Vairaatea)
|-valign="top"
| 21 51 S 139 0 W type:country French Polynesia
! scope="row" |
| Moruroa atoll
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21 53 S 139 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Fangataufa atoll, (at 22 13 S 138 48 W type:isle Fangataufa)
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 139 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 75 12 S 139 0 W type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Unclaimed territory
|-
|}
See also
138th meridian west
140th meridian west
References
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