title: 149th meridian west
text: # 149th meridian west
  
  The meridian 149° 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 149th meridian west forms a great circle with the 31st meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 149th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 149°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 149.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -149.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 72°29′N 149°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.483°N 149.000°W﻿ / 72.483; -149.000﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 70°26′N 149°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.433°N 149.000°W﻿ / 70.433; -149.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 59°57′N 149°0′W﻿ / ﻿59.950°N 149.000°W﻿ / 59.950; -149.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia (at 17°48′S 149°7′W﻿ / ﻿17.800°S 149.117°W﻿ / -17.800; -149.117﻿ (Tahiti)) 60°0′S 149°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 149.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -149.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 76°19′S 149°0′W﻿ / ﻿76.317°S 149.000°W﻿ / -76.317; -149.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  