147th meridian west

The meridian 147° 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.

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147th meridian west

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The 147th meridian west forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 147°0′W / 90.000°N 147.000°W / 90.000; -147.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
72°47′N 147°0′W / 72.783°N 147.000°W / 72.783; -147.000 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
70°18′N 147°0′W / 70.300°N 147.000°W / 70.300; -147.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska — the Stockton Islands
70°17′N 147°0′W / 70.283°N 147.000°W / 70.283; -147.000 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
70°9′N 147°0′W / 70.150°N 147.000°W / 70.150; -147.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska
60°56′N 147°0′W / 60.933°N 147.000°W / 60.933; -147.000 (Prince William Sound)	Prince William Sound	Passing just east of Glacier Island, Alaska, United States (at 60°53′N 147°5′W / 60.883°N 147.083°W / 60.883; -147.083 (Glacier Island))
60°18′N 147°0′W / 60.300°N 147.000°W / 60.300; -147.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska — Montague Island
60°15′N 147°0′W / 60.250°N 147.000°W / 60.250; -147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Arutua atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°17′S 146°53′W / 15.283°S 146.883°W / -15.283; -146.883 (Arutua)) Passing just west of Kaukura atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°39′S 146°53′W / 15.650°S 146.883°W / -15.650; -146.883 (Arutua))
60°0′S 147°0′W / 60.000°S 147.000°W / -60.000; -147.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
76°0′S 147°0′W / 76.000°S 147.000°W / -76.000; -147.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory