159th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -159 The meridian 159° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 2025 en 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 159th meridian west forms a great circle with the 21st meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 159th meridian west 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 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 31 N 159 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 70 53 N 159 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Point Franklin |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70 52 N 159 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peard Bay |- | 70 48 N 159 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58 25 N 159 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bristol Bay |- | 56 50 N 159 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Alaska Peninsula |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55 53 N 159 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Chiachi Island, Alaska, (at 55 50 N 159 5 W type:isle Chiachi Island) Passing just west of Mitrofania Island, Alaska, (at 55 49 N 158 53 W type:isle Mitrofania Island) Passing just east of Simeonof Island, Alaska, (at 54 55 N 159 11 W type:isle Simeonof Island) Passing just east of Kauai island, Hawaii, (at 22 8 N 159 18 W type:isle Kauai) Passing just west of Manuae atoll, (at 19 15 S 158 57 W type:isle Manuae) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 159 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 77 54 S 159 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 158th meridian west 160th meridian west References collapsed w159 meridian west