156th meridian east

The meridian 156° 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 156th meridian east forms a great circle with the 24th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 156th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 156°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.08333°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 77.08333°N, 156°W
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 * 71.08333°N, 156°W
 * Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 66.06667°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.95°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.95°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf
 * 56.7°N, 156°W
 * 56.7°N, 156°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.58333°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.58333°N, 156°W
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 * 50.75°N, 156°W
 * 50.75°N, 156°W
 * Sakhalin Oblast — island of Paramushir, Kuril Islands
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.38333°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Bougainville Island, 🇵🇬 (at -6.7°N, 155.95°W)
 * -6.78333°N, 156°W
 * -6.78333°N, 156°W
 * Ovau Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.81667°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Fauro Island, 🇸🇧 (at -6.96667°N, 156.01667°W) Passing just east of Shortland Island, 🇸🇧 (at -7.03333°N, 155.85°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.76667°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory, 🇦🇺
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -29.96667°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -29.96667°N, 156°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 156°W
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 * -69°N, 156°W
 * -69°N, 156°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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