The meridian 137° 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 137th meridian west forms a great circle with the 43rd meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 137th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 137°0′W / 90.000°N 137.000°W | Arctic Ocean | |
74°15′N 137°0′W / 74.250°N 137.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
68°55′N 137°0′W / 68.917°N 137.000°W | Canada | Yukon British Columbia — from 60°0′N 137°0′W / 60.000°N 137.000°W |
59°5′N 137°0′W / 59.083°N 137.000°W | United States | Alaska |
58°25′N 137°0′W / 58.417°N 137.000°W | Pacific Ocean | |
18°18′S 137°0′W / 18.300°S 137.000°W | French Polynesia | Pukarua atoll |
18°22′S 137°0′W / 18.367°S 137.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Tenararo atoll, French Polynesia (at 21°18′S 136°45′W / 21.300°S 136.750°W) Passing just east of Morane atoll, French Polynesia (at 23°9′S 137°6′W / 23.150°S 137.100°W) |
60°0′S 137°0′W / 60.000°S 137.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
74°43′S 137°0′W / 74.717°S 137.000°W | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |