140th meridian west

140° 140th meridian west Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GeoRSS Map of all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF 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. The line is the divider in the area of warning responsibility between the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in the north Pacific Ocean.1 The 140th meridian west forms a great circle with the 40th meridian east. Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 140th meridian west passes through: Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 140°0′W / 90°N 140°W / 90; -140 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 73°48′N 140°0′W / 73.8°N 140°W / 73.8; -140 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 69°37′N 140°0′W / 69.617°N 140°W / 69.617; -140 (Canada)  Canada Yukon 60°11′N 140°0′W / 60.183°N 140°W / 60.183; -140 (United States)  United States Alaska 59°46′N 140°0′W / 59.767°N 140°W / 59.767; -140 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 8°49′S 140°0′W / 8.817°S 140°W / -8.817; -140 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Island of Nuku Hiva 8°57′S 140°0′W / 8.95°S 140°W / -8.95; -140 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Ua Pu island,  French Polynesia Passing just east of Fakahina atoll,  French Polynesia 60°0′S 140°0′W / 60°S 140°W / -60; -140 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 75°13′S 140°0′W / 75.217°S 140°W / -75.217; -140 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory See also 139th meridian west 141st meridian west v · d · eCircles of latitude / Meridians Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle W 0° E 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 5° 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 95° 105° 115° 125° 135° 145° 155° 165° 175° 5° 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 95° 105° 115° 125° 135° 145° 155° 165° 175° 10° 20° 40° 50° 70° 80° 100° 110° 130° 140° 160° 170° 10° 20° 40° 50° 70° 80° 100° 110° 130° 140° 160° 170° 0° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 5° N 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 5° S 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 45x90 45x90 45x90 45x90 References ^ Jack Beven (2006-05-15). "Tropical Weather Outlook". National Hurricane Center. ftp://ftp.met.fsu.edu/pub/weather/tropical/Outlook-P/2006051511.ABPZ20. Retrieved 2008-09-04.