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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 159°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.58333°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.58333°N, 159°W
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 * 70.86667°N, 159°W
 * Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68.13333°N, 159°W Magadan Oblast — from 66.23333°N, 159°W Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 65.93333°N, 159°W Magadan Oblast — from 65.71667°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.9°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.9°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf
 * 58.4°N, 159°W
 * 58.4°N, 159°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.06667°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.06667°N, 159°W
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 * -7.83333°N, 159°W
 * -7.83333°N, 159°W
 * Santa Isabel Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.06667°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Russell Islands, 🇸🇧 (at -9.06667°N, 159.03333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.06667°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.06667°N, 159°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.83333°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the Chesterfield Islands, 🇳🇨 (at -19.2°N, 158.96667°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -29.91667°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Lord Howe Island, 🇦🇺 (at -31.51667°N, 159.03333°W) Passing just east of Macquarie Island, 🇦🇺 (at -54.5°N, 158.96667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 159°W
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 * -69.36667°N, 159°W
 * -69.36667°N, 159°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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