148th meridian west

The meridian 148° 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.

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148th meridian west

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The 148th meridian west forms a great circle with the 32nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 148th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 148°0′W / 90.000°N 148.000°W / 90.000; -148.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
72°38′N 148°0′W / 72.633°N 148.000°W / 72.633; -148.000 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea	Passing just west of Cross Island, Alaska, United States (at 70°30′N 147°59′W / 70.500°N 147.983°W / 70.500; -147.983 (Cross Island))
70°19′N 148°0′W / 70.317°N 148.000°W / 70.317; -148.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska — Mainland, Esther Island, Perry Island, the mainland again, Chenega Island, Evans Island and Latouche Island
59°57′N 148°0′W / 59.950°N 148.000°W / 59.950; -148.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Montague Island, Alaska, United States (at 59°47′N 147°56′W / 59.783°N 147.933°W / 59.783; -147.933 (Montague Island)) Passing just east of Tikehau atoll, French Polynesia (at 14°58′S 148°2′W / 14.967°S 148.033°W / -14.967; -148.033 (Tikehau)) Passing just west of Rangiroa atoll, French Polynesia (at 15°4′S 147°56′W / 15.067°S 147.933°W / -15.067; -147.933 (Rangiroa)) Passing just east of Mehetia island, French Polynesia (at 17°52′S 148°3′W / 17.867°S 148.050°W / -17.867; -148.050 (Mehetia))
60°0′S 148°0′W / 60.000°S 148.000°W / -60.000; -148.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
75°57′S 148°0′W / 75.950°S 148.000°W / -75.950; -148.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Unclaimed territory