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140th meridian west

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The meridian 140° 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 line is the divider in the area of warning responsibility between the National Hurricane Ce

nter and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in the north Pacific Ocean. The 140th meridian west forms a great circle with the 40th meridian east.

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