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.

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159th meridian east

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 Arctic Ocean
76°35′N 159°0′E East Siberian Sea
70°52′N 159°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68°8′N 159°0′E
Magadan Oblast — from 66°14′N 159°0′E
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 65°56′N 159°0′E
Magadan Oblast — from 65°43′N 159°0′E
61°54′N 159°0′E Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf
58°24′N 159°0′E  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
53°4′N 159°0′E Pacific Ocean
7°50′S 159°0′E  Solomon Islands Santa Isabel Island
8°4′S 159°0′E New Georgia Sound Passing just west of the Russell Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 9°4′S 159°2′E)
9°4′S 159°0′E Solomon Sea
11°50′S 159°0′E Coral Sea Passing just east of the Chesterfield Islands,  New Caledonia (at 19°12′S 158°58′E)
29°55′S 159°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Lord Howe Island,  Australia (at 31°31′S 159°2′E)
Passing just east of Macquarie Island,  Australia (at 54°30′S 158°58′E)
60°0′S 159°0′E Southern Ocean
69°22′S 159°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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