156th meridian west

The meridian 156° 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.

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:


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! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.18333°N, -156°W
 * 71.18333°N, -156°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.55°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.55°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Chirikof Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 55.9°N, -155.55°W)
 * 20.8°N, -156°W
 * 20.8°N, -156°W
 * Hawaii — Maui island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.7°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.7°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ʻAlenuihāhā Channel
 * 19.81667°N, -156°W
 * 19.81667°N, -156°W
 * Hawaii — Hawaii island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 19.63333°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Starbuck Island, 🇰🇮 (at -5.61667°N, -155.93333°W) The meridian defines the eastern maritime boundary of the 🇨🇰 from -8°N, -156°W to -23°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -156°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -156°W
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 * -77.11667°N, -156°W
 * -77.11667°N, -156°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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