154th meridian west

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154th meridian west ()

The meridian 154° 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 154th meridian west forms a great circle with the 26th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 154th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 154°0′W / 90.000°N 154.000°W / 90.000; -154.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°45′N 154°0′W / 71.750°N 154.000°W / 71.750; -154.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°50′N 154°0′W / 70.833°N 154.000°W / 70.833; -154.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
59°21′N 154°0′W / 59.350°N 154.000°W / 59.350; -154.000 (Kamishak Bay) Kamishak Bay
59°4′N 154°0′W / 59.067°N 154.000°W / 59.067; -154.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
58°29′N 154°0′W / 58.483°N 154.000°W / 58.483; -154.000 (Shelikof Strait) Shelikof Strait
57°39′N 154°0′W / 57.650°N 154.000°W / 57.650; -154.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Kodiak Island
56°44′N 154°0′W / 56.733°N 154.000°W / 56.733; -154.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
56°33′N 154°0′W / 56.550°N 154.000°W / 56.550; -154.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Sitkinak Island
56°30′N 154°0′W / 56.500°N 154.000°W / 56.500; -154.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Maupihaa atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°48′S 153°59′W / 16.800°S 153.983°W / -16.800; -153.983 (Maupihaa))
60°0′S 154°0′W / 60.000°S 154.000°W / -60.000; -154.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°7′S 154°0′W / 77.117°S 154.000°W / -77.117; -154.000 (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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