159th meridian west

The meridian 159° 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 159th meridian west forms a great circle with the 21st meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 159th meridian west 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;" | 71.51667°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.51667°N, -159°W
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 * 70.88333°N, -159°W
 * 70.88333°N, -159°W
 * Alaska — Point Franklin
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.86667°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.86667°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peard Bay
 * 70.8°N, -159°W
 * 70.8°N, -159°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.41667°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.41667°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bristol Bay
 * 56.83333°N, -159°W
 * 56.83333°N, -159°W
 * Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.88333°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Chiachi Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 55.83333°N, -159.08333°W) Passing just west of Mitrofania Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 55.81667°N, -158.88333°W) Passing just east of Simeonof Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 54.91667°N, -159.18333°W) Passing just east of Kauai island, Hawaii, 🇺🇸 (at 22.13333°N, -159.3°W) Passing just west of Manuae atoll, 🇨🇰 (at -19.25°N, -158.95°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -159°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -159°W
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 * -77.9°N, -159°W
 * -77.9°N, -159°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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