149th meridian west

Line across the Earth
149°
149th meridian west ()

The meridian 149° 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 149th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 31st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 149th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 149°0′W / 90.000°N 149.000°W / 90.000; -149.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°29′N 149°0′W / 72.483°N 149.000°W / 72.483; -149.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°26′N 149°0′W / 70.433°N 149.000°W / 70.433; -149.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
59°57′N 149°0′W / 59.950°N 149.000°W / 59.950; -149.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tahiti,  French Polynesia (at 17°48′S 149°7′W / 17.800°S 149.117°W / -17.800; -149.117 (Tahiti))
60°0′S 149°0′W / 60.000°S 149.000°W / -60.000; -149.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
76°19′S 149°0′W / 76.317°S 149.000°W / -76.317; -149.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

References

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