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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -157°W
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 * 71.2°N, -157°W
 * 71.2°N, -157°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.9°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.9°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 56.55°N, -157°W
 * 56.55°N, -157°W
 * Alaska — Sutwik Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.53333°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Semidi Islands, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 56.18333°N, -156.81667°W)
 * 21.18333°N, -157°W
 * 21.18333°N, -157°W
 * Hawaii — Molokai island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.08333°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21.08333°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kalohi Channel
 * 20.93333°N, -157°W
 * 20.93333°N, -157°W
 * Hawaii — Lanai island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.83333°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 20.83333°N, -157°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -157°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -77.33333°N, -157°W
 * -77.33333°N, -157°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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