140th meridian west
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The meridian 140° 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 line is the divider in the area of warning responsibility between the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in the north Pacific Ocean.[1]
The 140th meridian west forms a great circle with the 40th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 140th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Beaufort Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
CanadaYukon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
United StatesAlaska Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
French PolynesiaIsland of Nuku Hiva Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Ua Pu island, French Polynesia (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Fakahina atoll, French Polynesia (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Unclaimed territory
See also
 140°
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References
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