The meridian 146° 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 146th meridian west forms a great circle with the 34th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 146th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 146°0′W / 90.000°N 146.000°W | Arctic Ocean | |
72°56′N 146°0′W / 72.933°N 146.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
70°12′N 146°0′W / 70.200°N 146.000°W | United States | Alaska — Flaxman Island, the mainland and Hawkins Island |
60°30′N 146°0′W / 60.500°N 146.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Hinchinbrook Island, Alaska, United States (at 60°24′N 146°4′W / 60.400°N 146.067°W) |
14°23′S 146°0′W / 14.383°S 146.000°W | French Polynesia | Manihi atoll |
14°27′S 146°0′W / 14.450°S 146.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Apataki atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°20′S 146°11′W / 15.333°S 146.183°W) |
15°48′S 146°0′W / 15.800°S 146.000°W | French Polynesia | Toau atoll |
16°0′S 146°0′W / 16.000°S 146.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Fakarava atoll, French Polynesia (at 16°8′S 145°49′W / 16.133°S 145.817°W) |
60°0′S 146°0′W / 60.000°S 146.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
75°38′S 146°0′W / 75.633°S 146.000°W | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |