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The meridian 144° 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 144th meridian west forms a great circle with the 36th meridian east.

The 144th meridian west is the western edge of the grid indexing scheme for Canada's National Topographic System.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 144th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 144°0′W / 90.000°N 144.000°W / 90.000; -144.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
73°13′N 144°0′W / 73.217°N 144.000°W / 73.217; -144.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°6′N 144°0′W / 70.100°N 144.000°W / 70.100; -144.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaArey Island and the mainland
60°1′N 144°0′W / 60.017°N 144.000°W / 60.017; -144.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Makemo atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°30′S 143°59′W / 16.500°S 143.983°W / -16.500; -143.983 (Makemo))
Passing just east of Hiti atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°44′S 144°3′W / 16.733°S 144.050°W / -16.733; -144.050 (Hiti))
60°0′S 144°0′W / 60.000°S 144.000°W / -60.000; -144.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
75°31′S 144°0′W / 75.517°S 144.000°W / -75.517; -144.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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References

Circles of latitude / meridians
Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle WE 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 95° 105° 115° 125° 135° 145° 155° 165° 175° 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 95° 105° 115° 125° 135° 145° 155° 165° 175° 10° 20° 40° 50° 70° 80° 100° 110° 130° 140° 160° 170° 10° 20° 40° 50° 70° 80° 100° 110° 130° 140° 160° 170° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° N 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° S 15° 25° 35° 45° 55° 65° 75° 85° 45x90 45x90 45x90 45x90
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