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.

159°

159th meridian east

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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 159°0′E	Arctic Ocean
76°35′N 159°0′E	East Siberian Sea
70°52′N 159°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68°8′N 159°0′E Magadan Oblast — from 66°14′N 159°0′E Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 65°56′N 159°0′E Magadan Oblast — from 65°43′N 159°0′E
61°54′N 159°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk	Shelikhov Gulf
58°24′N 159°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
53°4′N 159°0′E	Pacific Ocean
7°50′S 159°0′E	Solomon Islands	Santa Isabel Island
8°4′S 159°0′E	New Georgia Sound	Passing just west of the Russell Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 9°4′S 159°2′E)
9°4′S 159°0′E	Solomon Sea
11°50′S 159°0′E	Coral Sea	Passing just east of the Chesterfield Islands,  New Caledonia (at 19°12′S 158°58′E)
29°55′S 159°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Lord Howe Island,  Australia (at 31°31′S 159°2′E) Passing just east of Macquarie Island,  Australia (at 54°30′S 158°58′E)
60°0′S 159°0′E	Southern Ocean
69°22′S 159°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 158th meridian east
• 160th meridian east