155th meridian west

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155th meridian west

The meridian 155° 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
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The 155th meridian west forms a great circle with the 25th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 155th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 155°0′W / 90.000°N 155.000°W / 90.000; -155.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°36′N 155°0′W / 71.600°N 155.000°W / 71.600; -155.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
71°8′N 155°0′W / 71.133°N 155.000°W / 71.133; -155.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
58°1′N 155°0′W / 58.017°N 155.000°W / 58.017; -155.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Kodiak Island, Alaska,  United States (at 57°20′N 154°47′W / 57.333°N 154.783°W / 57.333; -154.783 (Kodiak Island))
Passing just west of Tugidak Island, Alaska,  United States (at 56°25′N 154°48′W / 56.417°N 154.800°W / 56.417; -154.800 (Tugidak Island))
19°44′N 155°0′W / 19.733°N 155.000°W / 19.733; -155.000 (United States)  United States HawaiiHawaii island
19°20′N 155°0′W / 19.333°N 155.000°W / 19.333; -155.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Malden Island,  Kiribati (at 4°0′S 154°58′W / 4.000°S 154.967°W / -4.000; -154.967 (Malden Island))
60°0′S 155°0′W / 60.000°S 155.000°W / -60.000; -155.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°12′S 155°0′W / 77.200°S 155.000°W / -77.200; -155.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  New Zealand

See also