The meridian 134° 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.

Line across the Earth
134°
134th meridian west

The 134th meridian west forms a great circle with the 46th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 134th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 134°0′W / 90.000°N 134.000°W / 90.000; -134.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°41′N 134°0′W / 74.683°N 134.000°W / 74.683; -134.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
69°32′N 134°0′W / 69.533°N 134.000°W / 69.533; -134.000 (Canada)   Canada Northwest TerritoriesRichards Island and mainland
Yukon — for about 2 km from 67°0′N 134°0′W / 67.000°N 134.000°W / 67.000; -134.000 (Yukon)
Northwest Territories — for about 8 km from 66°59′N 134°0′W / 66.983°N 134.000°W / 66.983; -134.000 (Northwest Territories)
Yukon — from 66°55′N 134°0′W / 66.917°N 134.000°W / 66.917; -134.000 (Yukon)
British Columbia — from 60°0′N 134°0′W / 60.000°N 134.000°W / 60.000; -134.000 (British Columbia)
58°47′N 134°0′W / 58.783°N 134.000°W / 58.783; -134.000 (United States)   United States AlaskaAlaska Panhandle (mainland) and Admiralty Island
57°19′N 134°0′W / 57.317°N 134.000°W / 57.317; -134.000 (Frederick Sound) Frederick Sound
57°4′N 134°0′W / 57.067°N 134.000°W / 57.067; -134.000 (United States)   United States AlaskaKupreanof Island and Kuiu Island
56°5′N 134°0′W / 56.083°N 134.000°W / 56.083; -134.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between Coronation Island and Warren Island, Alaska,   United States
Passing just west of Noyes Island, Alaska,   United States
60°0′S 134°0′W / 60.000°S 134.000°W / -60.000; -134.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
74°29′S 134°0′W / 74.483°S 134.000°W / -74.483; -134.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory

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References

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