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133rd meridian west

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Line across the Earth
133°
133rd meridian west

The meridian 133° 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 133rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 47th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 133rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 133°0′W / 90.000°N 133.000°W / 90.000; -133.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°50′N 133°0′W / 74.833°N 133.000°W / 74.833; -133.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°36′N 133°0′W / 69.600°N 133.000°W / 69.600; -133.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories — passing through Tuktoyaktuk
Yukon — from 66°1′N 133°0′W / 66.017°N 133.000°W / 66.017; -133.000 (Yukon)
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 133°0′W / 60.000°N 133.000°W / 60.000; -133.000 (British Columbia)
57°57′N 133°0′W / 57.950°N 133.000°W / 57.950; -133.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaAlaska Panhandle (mainland), Kupreanof Island, Woewodski Island, Zarembo Island, Thorne Island, Prince of Wales Island and Dall Island
54°50′N 133°0′W / 54.833°N 133.000°W / 54.833; -133.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
54°15′N 133°0′W / 54.250°N 133.000°W / 54.250; -133.000 (Canada)  Canada British ColumbiaLangara Island, Graham Island and Hippa Island
53°32′N 133°0′W / 53.533°N 133.000°W / 53.533; -133.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 133°0′W / 60.000°S 133.000°W / -60.000; -133.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°24′S 133°0′W / 74.400°S 133.000°W / -74.400; -133.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also