140th meridian west

All you want to know about 140th meridian west

The meridian 140° 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.

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 140th meridian west passes through:

Country, territory or sea	Notes
Arctic Ocean
Canada	Yukon
United States	Alaska
Pacific Ocean
French Polynesia	Island of Nuku Hiva
Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Ua Pu, French Polynesia Passing just east of the atoll of Fakahina, French Polynesia
Southern Ocean
Antarctica	Unclaimed territory