151st meridian west

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151st meridian west ()

The meridian 151° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 151st meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 29th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 151st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 151°0′W / 90.000°N 151.000°W / 90.000; -151.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°11′N 151°0′W / 72.183°N 151.000°W / 72.183; -151.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°24′N 151°0′W / 70.400°N 151.000°W / 70.400; -151.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
61°11′N 151°0′W / 61.183°N 151.000°W / 61.183; -151.000 (Cook Inlet) Cook Inlet
60°49′N 151°0′W / 60.817°N 151.000°W / 60.817; -151.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Kenai Peninsula
59°12′N 151°0′W / 59.200°N 151.000°W / 59.200; -151.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
23°22′S 151°0′W / 23.367°S 151.000°W / -23.367; -151.000 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Huahine island
23°24′S 151°0′W / 23.400°S 151.000°W / -23.400; -151.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 151°0′W / 60.000°S 151.000°W / -60.000; -151.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
76°58′S 151°0′W / 76.967°S 151.000°W / -76.967; -151.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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