136th meridian west

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136th meridian west

The meridian 136° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 136th meridian west forms a great circle with the 44th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 136th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 136°0′W / 90.000°N 136.000°W / 90.000; -136.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
74°24′N 136°0′W / 74.400°N 136.000°W / 74.400; -136.000 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
69°11′N 136°0′W / 69.183°N 136.000°W / 69.183; -136.000 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories Yukon — from 67°0′N 136°0′W / 67.000°N 136.000°W / 67.000; -136.000 (Yukon) British Columbia — from 60°0′N 136°0′W / 60.000°N 136.000°W / 60.000; -136.000 (British Columbia)
59°40′N 136°0′W / 59.667°N 136.000°W / 59.667; -136.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska
58°45′N 136°0′W / 58.750°N 136.000°W / 58.750; -136.000 (Glacier Bay)	Glacier Bay
58°11′N 136°0′W / 58.183°N 136.000°W / 58.183; -136.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska — Chichagof Island
57°30′N 136°0′W / 57.500°N 136.000°W / 57.500; -136.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Kruzof Island, Alaska, United States (at 57°13′N 135°52′W / 57.217°N 135.867°W / 57.217; -135.867 (Kruzof Island)) Passing just east of Maria Est atoll, French Polynesia (at 22°0′S 136°10′W / 22.000°S 136.167°W / -22.000; -136.167 (Maria Est))
60°0′S 136°0′W / 60.000°S 136.000°W / -60.000; -136.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
74°39′S 136°0′W / 74.650°S 136.000°W / -74.650; -136.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory

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