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.
The 147th meridian west forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian east.
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 |
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90°0′N 147°0′W / 90.000°N 147.000°W | Arctic Ocean | |
72°47′N 147°0′W / 72.783°N 147.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
70°18′N 147°0′W / 70.300°N 147.000°W | United States | Alaska — the Stockton Islands |
70°17′N 147°0′W / 70.283°N 147.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
70°9′N 147°0′W / 70.150°N 147.000°W | United States | Alaska |
60°56′N 147°0′W / 60.933°N 147.000°W | 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°18′N 147°0′W / 60.300°N 147.000°W | United States | Alaska — Montague Island |
60°15′N 147°0′W / 60.250°N 147.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Arutua atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°17′S 146°53′W / 15.283°S 146.883°W) Passing just west of Kaukura atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°39′S 146°53′W / 15.650°S 146.883°W) |
60°0′S 147°0′W / 60.000°S 147.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
76°0′S 147°0′W / 76.000°S 147.000°W | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |