147th meridian west

The meridian 147° 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 147th meridian west forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -147°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.78333°N, -147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.78333°N, -147°W
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 * 70.3°N, -147°W
 * 70.3°N, -147°W
 * Alaska — the Stockton Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.28333°N, -147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.28333°N, -147°W
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 * 70.15°N, -147°W
 * 70.15°N, -147°W
 * Alaska
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.93333°N, -147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Glacier Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 60.88333°N, -147.08333°W)
 * 60.3°N, -147°W
 * 60.3°N, -147°W
 * Alaska — Montague Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.25°N, -147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Arutua atoll, 🇵🇫 (at -15.28333°N, -146.88333°W) Passing just west of Kaukura atoll, 🇵🇫 (at -15.65°N, -146.88333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -147°W
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 * -76°N, -147°W
 * -76°N, -147°W
 * Unclaimed territory
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