131st meridian west

Line across the Earth
131°
131st meridian west ()

The meridian 131° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 131st meridian west forms a great circle with the 49th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 131°0′W / 90.000°N 131.000°W / 90.000; -131.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
75°8′N 131°0′W / 75.133°N 131.000°W / 75.133; -131.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°3′N 131°0′W / 70.050°N 131.000°W / 70.050; -131.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories
Yukon — from 64°16′N 131°0′W / 64.267°N 131.000°W / 64.267; -131.000 (Yukon)
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 131°0′W / 60.000°N 131.000°W / 60.000; -131.000 (British Columbia)
56°24′N 131°0′W / 56.400°N 131.000°W / 56.400; -131.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Alaska Panhandle (mainland), Revillagigedo Island, and the Alaska Panhandle again
55°0′N 131°0′W / 55.000°N 131.000°W / 55.000; -131.000 (Dixon Entrance) Dixon Entrance Passing just east of Zayas Island, British Columbia,  Canada (at 54°36′N 131°2′W / 54.600°N 131.033°W / 54.600; -131.033 (Zayas Island))
Passing just west of Dundas Island, British Columbia,  Canada (at 54°30′N 130°58′W / 54.500°N 130.967°W / 54.500; -130.967 (Dundas Island))
Passing just west of Stephens Island, British Columbia,  Canada (at 54°10′N 130°49′W / 54.167°N 130.817°W / 54.167; -130.817 (Stephens Island))
50°5′N 131°0′W / 50.083°N 131.000°W / 50.083; -131.000 (Hecate Strait) Hecate Strait
52°13′N 131°0′W / 52.217°N 131.000°W / 52.217; -131.000 (Canada)  Canada British Columbia — Moresby Island and Kunghit Island
52°0′N 131°0′W / 52.000°N 131.000°W / 52.000; -131.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Oeno Island,  Pitcairn Islands (at 23°55′S 130°45′W / 23.917°S 130.750°W / -23.917; -130.750 (Oeno Island))
60°0′S 131°0′W / 60.000°S 131.000°W / -60.000; -131.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°21′S 131°0′W / 74.350°S 131.000°W / -74.350; -131.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.