title: 137th meridian west
text: # 137th meridian west
  
  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.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  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 90°0′N 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 137.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -137.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 74°15′N 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.250°N 137.000°W﻿ / 74.250; -137.000﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 68°55′N 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.917°N 137.000°W﻿ / 68.917; -137.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Yukon British Columbia — from 60°0′N 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 137.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -137.000﻿ (British Columbia) 59°5′N 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿59.083°N 137.000°W﻿ / 59.083; -137.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 58°25′N 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿58.417°N 137.000°W﻿ / 58.417; -137.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 18°18′S 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.300°S 137.000°W﻿ / -18.300; -137.000﻿ (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Pukarua atoll 18°22′S 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.367°S 137.000°W﻿ / -18.367; -137.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Tenararo atoll, French Polynesia (at 21°18′S 136°45′W﻿ / ﻿21.300°S 136.750°W﻿ / -21.300; -136.750﻿ (Tenararo)) Passing just east of Morane atoll, French Polynesia (at 23°9′S 137°6′W﻿ / ﻿23.150°S 137.100°W﻿ / -23.150; -137.100﻿ (Morane)) 60°0′S 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 137.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -137.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 74°43′S 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.717°S 137.000°W﻿ / -74.717; -137.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  