153rd meridian west

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153rd meridian west ()

The meridian 153° 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 153rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 27th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 153rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 153°0′W / 90.000°N 153.000°W / 90.000; -153.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°54′N 153°0′W / 71.900°N 153.000°W / 71.900; -153.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°54′N 153°0′W / 70.900°N 153.000°W / 70.900; -153.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
59°48′N 153°0′W / 59.800°N 153.000°W / 59.800; -153.000 (Cook Inlet) Cook Inlet
58°45′N 153°0′W / 58.750°N 153.000°W / 58.750; -153.000 (Shelikof Strait) Shelikof Strait Passing just east of Cape Douglas, Alaska,  United States (at 58°51′N 143°14′W / 58.850°N 143.233°W / 58.850; -143.233 (Cape Douglas))
58°18′N 153°0′W / 58.300°N 153.000°W / 58.300; -153.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Afognak Island, Raspberry Island, Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island
57°7′N 153°0′W / 57.117°N 153.000°W / 57.117; -153.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Rimatara island,  French Polynesia (at 22°38′S 152°52′W / 22.633°S 152.867°W / -22.633; -152.867 (Rimatara))
60°0′S 153°0′W / 60.000°S 153.000°W / -60.000; -153.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°15′S 153°0′W / 77.250°S 153.000°W / -77.250; -153.000 (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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