The meridian 145° 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 145th meridian west forms a great circle with the 35th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 145th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 145°0′W / 90.000°N 145.000°W | Arctic Ocean | |
73°4′N 145°0′W / 73.067°N 145.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
69°59′N 145°0′W / 69.983°N 145.000°W | United States | Alaska |
60°25′N 145°0′W / 60.417°N 145.000°W | Pacific Ocean | |
14°25′S 145°0′W / 14.417°S 145.000°W | French Polynesia | Takaroa atoll |
14°30′S 145°0′W / 14.500°S 145.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Takapoto atoll, French Polynesia (at 14°36′S 145°8′W / 14.600°S 145.133°W) Passing just east of Kauehi atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°55′S 145°3′W / 15.917°S 145.050°W) |
16°6′S 145°0′W / 16.100°S 145.000°W | French Polynesia | Raraka atoll |
16°9′S 145°0′W / 16.150°S 145.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Faaite atoll, French Polynesia (at 16°44′S 145°4′W / 16.733°S 145.067°W) Passing just west of Tahanea atoll, French Polynesia (at 16°49′S 144°58′W / 16.817°S 144.967°W) Passing just west of Hereheretue atoll, French Polynesia (at 19°53′S 144°59′W / 19.883°S 144.983°W) |
60°0′S 145°0′W / 60.000°S 145.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
75°27′S 145°0′W / 75.450°S 145.000°W | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |