title: 135th meridian west
text: # 135th meridian west
  
  The meridian 135° 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 135th meridian west forms a great circle with the 45th meridian east.
  
  The Alaska Time Zone is based on the mean solar time of this meridian.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 135th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 135.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -135.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 74°33′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.550°N 135.000°W﻿ / 74.550; -135.000﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 69°28′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.467°N 135.000°W﻿ / 69.467; -135.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — Richards Island and mainland, passing through Aklavik Yukon — from 67°0′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿67.000°N 135.000°W﻿ / 67.000; -135.000﻿ (Yukon) (passing just east of Whitehorse at 60°43′N 135°3′W﻿ / ﻿60.717°N 135.050°W﻿ / 60.717; -135.050) British Columbia — from 60°0′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 135.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -135.000﻿ (British Columbia) 59°19′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿59.317°N 135.000°W﻿ / 59.317; -135.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska — Alaska Panhandle (mainland) 58°47′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿58.783°N 135.000°W﻿ / 58.783; -135.000﻿ (Lynn Canal) Lynn Canal 58°31′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿58.517°N 135.000°W﻿ / 58.517; -135.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska — Lincoln Island 58°29′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿58.483°N 135.000°W﻿ / 58.483; -135.000﻿ (Lynn Canal) Lynn Canal Passing just west of Admiralty Island, Alaska, United States (at 58°21′N 134°57′W﻿ / ﻿58.350°N 134.950°W﻿ / 58.350; -134.950﻿ (Admiralty Island)) 58°3′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿58.050°N 135.000°W﻿ / 58.050; -135.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska — Chichagof Island and Baranof Island 56°29′N 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.483°N 135.000°W﻿ / 56.483; -135.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 23°6′S 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.100°S 135.000°W﻿ / -23.100; -135.000﻿ (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Island of Mangareva 23°7′S 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.117°S 135.000°W﻿ / -23.117; -135.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 135.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -135.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 74°31′S 135°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.517°S 135.000°W﻿ / -74.517; -135.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  