156th meridian west
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156th meridian west ()
The meridian 156° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 156th meridian west forms a great circle with the 24th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 156th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 156°0′W / 90.000°N 156.000°W Arctic Ocean 71°11′N 156°0′W / 71.183°N 156.000°W .png)
United States
Alaska 57°33′N 156°0′W / 57.550°N 156.000°W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Chirikof Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°54′N 155°33′W / 55.900°N 155.550°W)
20°48′N 156°0′W / 20.800°N 156.000°W United States
Hawaii — Maui island 20°42′N 156°0′W / 20.700°N 156.000°W Pacific Ocean ʻAlenuihāhā Channel 19°49′N 156°0′W / 19.817°N 156.000°W United States
Hawaii — Hawaii island 19°38′N 156°0′W / 19.633°N 156.000°W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Starbuck Island, 
Kiribati (at 5°37′S 155°56′W / 5.617°S 155.933°W)
The meridian defines the eastern maritime boundary of the
Cook Islands from 8°0′S 156°0′W / 8.000°S 156.000°W to 23°0′S 156°0′W / 23.000°S 156.000°W
60°0′S 156°0′W / 60.000°S 156.000°W Southern Ocean 77°7′S 156°0′W / 77.117°S 156.000°W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
See also
References
- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
