144th meridian west

The meridian 144° 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 144th meridian west forms a great circle with the 36th meridian east.

The 144th meridian west is the western edge of the grid indexing scheme for Canada's National Topographic System.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 144th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -144°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.21667°N, -144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.21667°N, -144°W
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 * 70.1°N, -144°W
 * 70.1°N, -144°W
 * Alaska — Arey Island and the mainland
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.01667°N, -144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Makemo atoll, 🇵🇫 (at -16.5°N, -143.98333°W) Passing just east of Hiti atoll, 🇵🇫 (at -16.73333°N, -144.05°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -144°W
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 * -75.51667°N, -144°W
 * -75.51667°N, -144°W
 * Unclaimed territory
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