title: 131st meridian west
text: # 131st meridian west
  
  The meridian 131° 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 131st meridian west forms a great circle with the 49th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 131.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -131.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 75°8′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.133°N 131.000°W﻿ / 75.133; -131.000﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 70°3′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿70.050°N 131.000°W﻿ / 70.050; -131.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories Yukon — from 64°16′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿64.267°N 131.000°W﻿ / 64.267; -131.000﻿ (Yukon) British Columbia — from 60°0′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°N 131.000°W﻿ / 60.000; -131.000﻿ (British Columbia) 56°24′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.400°N 131.000°W﻿ / 56.400; -131.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska — Alaska Panhandle (mainland), Revillagigedo Island, and the Alaska Panhandle again 55°0′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿55.000°N 131.000°W﻿ / 55.000; -131.000﻿ (Dixon Entrance) Dixon Entrance Passing just east of Zayas Island, British Columbia, Canada (at 54°36′N 131°2′W﻿ / ﻿54.600°N 131.033°W﻿ / 54.600; -131.033﻿ (Zayas Island)) Passing just west of Dundas Island, British Columbia, Canada (at 54°30′N 130°58′W﻿ / ﻿54.500°N 130.967°W﻿ / 54.500; -130.967﻿ (Dundas Island)) Passing just west of Stephens Island, British Columbia, Canada (at 54°10′N 130°49′W﻿ / ﻿54.167°N 130.817°W﻿ / 54.167; -130.817﻿ (Stephens Island)) 50°5′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿50.083°N 131.000°W﻿ / 50.083; -131.000﻿ (Hecate Strait) Hecate Strait 52°13′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.217°N 131.000°W﻿ / 52.217; -131.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada British Columbia — Moresby Island and Kunghit Island 52°0′N 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°N 131.000°W﻿ / 52.000; -131.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Oeno Island, Pitcairn Islands (at 23°55′S 130°45′W﻿ / ﻿23.917°S 130.750°W﻿ / -23.917; -130.750﻿ (Oeno Island)) 60°0′S 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 131.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -131.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 74°21′S 131°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.350°S 131.000°W﻿ / -74.350; -131.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
  