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The meridian 119° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that stretches from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica to the South Pole. This imaginary line helps us understand and measure locations around the world.
Longitude lines, like the 119th meridian west, are important for navigation, mapping, and telling time. They connect the top and bottom of the Earth, forming a great circle when paired with another line on the opposite side of the globe.
This particular meridian forms a great circle with the 61st meridian east. Great circles are the shortest path between two points on a sphere, which makes them very useful for planning journeys and understanding geography.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 119th meridian west passes through many places on Earth.
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