159th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 159 The meridian 159° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 159th meridian east forms a great circle with the 21st meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 159th meridian east passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 159 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 35 N 159 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 70 52 N 159 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68 8 N 159 0 E type:adm1st Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Magadan Oblast — from 66 14 N 159 0 E type:adm1st Magadan Oblast Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 65 56 N 159 0 E type:adm1st Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Magadan Oblast — from 65 43 N 159 0 E type:adm1st Magadan Oblast |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61 54 N 159 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf |- | 58 24 N 159 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53 4 N 159 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 50 S 159 0 E type:country Solomon Islands ! scope="row" | | Santa Isabel Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 4 S 159 0 E type:waterbody New Georgia Sound ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | New Georgia Sound | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Russell Islands, (at 9 4 S 159 2 E type:isle Russell Islands) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 4 S 159 0 E type:waterbody Solomon Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 50 S 159 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Chesterfield Islands, (at 19 12 S 158 58 E type:isle Chesterfield Islands) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 29 55 S 159 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Lord Howe Island, (at 31 31 S 159 2 E type:isle Lord Howe Island) Passing just east of Macquarie Island, (at 54 30 S 158 58 E type:isle Macquarie Island) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 159 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 22 S 159 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 158th meridian east 160th meridian east References collapsed e159 meridian east