157th meridian west

The meridian 157° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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157th meridian west

The 157th meridian west forms a great circle with the 23rd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 157th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 157°0′W Arctic Ocean
71°12′N 157°0′W  United States Alaska
56°54′N 157°0′W Pacific Ocean
56°33′N 157°0′W  United States AlaskaSutwik Island
56°32′N 157°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the Semidi Islands, Alaska,  United States (at 56°11′N 156°49′W)
21°11′N 157°0′W  United States HawaiiMolokai island
21°5′N 157°0′W Pacific Ocean Kalohi Channel
20°56′N 157°0′W  United States HawaiiLanai island
20°50′N 157°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 157°0′W Southern Ocean
77°20′S 157°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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