159th meridian west

Line across the Earth
159°
159th meridian west ()

The meridian 159° 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 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:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 159°0′W / 90.000°N 159.000°W / 90.000; -159.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°31′N 159°0′W / 71.517°N 159.000°W / 71.517; -159.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
70°53′N 159°0′W / 70.883°N 159.000°W / 70.883; -159.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Point Franklin
70°52′N 159°0′W / 70.867°N 159.000°W / 70.867; -159.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea Peard Bay
70°48′N 159°0′W / 70.800°N 159.000°W / 70.800; -159.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
58°25′N 159°0′W / 58.417°N 159.000°W / 58.417; -159.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Bristol Bay
56°50′N 159°0′W / 56.833°N 159.000°W / 56.833; -159.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
55°53′N 159°0′W / 55.883°N 159.000°W / 55.883; -159.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Chiachi Island, Alaska,  United States (at 55°50′N 159°5′W / 55.833°N 159.083°W / 55.833; -159.083 (Chiachi Island))
Passing just west of Mitrofania Island, Alaska,  United States (at 55°49′N 158°53′W / 55.817°N 158.883°W / 55.817; -158.883 (Mitrofania Island))
Passing just east of Simeonof Island, Alaska,  United States (at 54°55′N 159°11′W / 54.917°N 159.183°W / 54.917; -159.183 (Simeonof Island))
Passing just east of Kauai island, Hawaii,  United States (at 22°8′N 159°18′W / 22.133°N 159.300°W / 22.133; -159.300 (Kauai))
Passing just west of Manuae atoll,  Cook Islands (at 19°15′S 158°57′W / 19.250°S 158.950°W / -19.250; -158.950 (Manuae))
60°0′S 159°0′W / 60.000°S 159.000°W / -60.000; -159.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°54′S 159°0′W / 77.900°S 159.000°W / -77.900; -159.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.