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132nd meridian west

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132nd meridian west

The meridian 132° 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 132nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 48th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 132nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 132°0′W / 90.000°N 132.000°W / 90.000; -132.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°59′N 132°0′W / 74.983°N 132.000°W / 74.983; -132.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°44′N 132°0′W / 69.733°N 132.000°W / 69.733; -132.000 (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories
Yukon — from 64°39′N 132°0′W / 64.650°N 132.000°W / 64.650; -132.000 (Yukon)
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 132°0′W / 60.000°N 132.000°W / 60.000; -132.000 (British Columbia)
56°51′N 132°0′W / 56.850°N 132.000°W / 56.850; -132.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaAlaska Panhandle (mainland), Wrangell Island, Deer Island and Cleveland Peninsula (mainland)
55°30′N 132°0′W / 55.500°N 132.000°W / 55.500; -132.000 (Clarence Strait) Clarence Strait
55°16′N 132°0′W / 55.267°N 132.000°W / 55.267; -132.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaPrince of Wales Island
54°43′N 132°0′W / 54.717°N 132.000°W / 54.717; -132.000 (Dixon Entrance) Dixon Entrance
54°2′N 132°0′W / 54.033°N 132.000°W / 54.033; -132.000 (Canada)  Canada British ColumbiaGraham Island and Moresby Island
52°40′N 132°0′W / 52.667°N 132.000°W / 52.667; -132.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 132°0′W / 60.000°S 132.000°W / -60.000; -132.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°19′S 132°0′W / 74.317°S 132.000°W / -74.317; -132.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

See also

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