159th meridian east

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159th meridian east

The meridian 159° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 159°0′E / 90.000°N 159.000°E Arctic Ocean
76°35′N 159°0′E / 76.583°N 159.000°E East Siberian Sea
70°52′N 159°0′E / 70.867°N 159.000°E  Russia Sakha Republic
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68°8′N 159°0′E / 68.133°N 159.000°E
Magadan Oblast — from 66°14′N 159°0′E / 66.233°N 159.000°E
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 65°56′N 159°0′E / 65.933°N 159.000°E
Magadan Oblast — from 65°43′N 159°0′E / 65.717°N 159.000°E
61°54′N 159°0′E / 61.900°N 159.000°E Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf
58°24′N 159°0′E / 58.400°N 159.000°E  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
53°4′N 159°0′E / 53.067°N 159.000°E Pacific Ocean
7°50′S 159°0′E / 7.833°S 159.000°E  Solomon Islands Santa Isabel Island
8°4′S 159°0′E / 8.067°S 159.000°E New Georgia Sound Passing just west of the Russell Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 9°4′S 159°2′E / 9.067°S 159.033°E)
9°4′S 159°0′E / 9.067°S 159.000°E Solomon Sea
11°50′S 159°0′E / 11.833°S 159.000°E Coral Sea Passing just east of the Chesterfield Islands,  New Caledonia (at 19°12′S 158°58′E / 19.200°S 158.967°E)
29°55′S 159°0′E / 29.917°S 159.000°E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Lord Howe Island,  Australia (at 31°31′S 159°2′E / 31.517°S 159.033°E)
Passing just east of Macquarie Island,  Australia (at 54°30′S 158°58′E / 54.500°S 158.967°E)
60°0′S 159°0′E / 60.000°S 159.000°E Southern Ocean
69°22′S 159°0′E / 69.367°S 159.000°E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also