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.
The 155th meridian west forms a great circle with the 25th meridian east.
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 | Arctic Ocean | |
71°36′N 155°0′W / 71.600°N 155.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
71°8′N 155°0′W / 71.133°N 155.000°W | United States | Alaska |
58°1′N 155°0′W / 58.017°N 155.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of
Kodiak Island,
Alaska,
United States (at
57°20′N 154°47′W / 57.333°N 154.783°W) Passing just west of Tugidak Island, Alaska, United States (at 56°25′N 154°48′W / 56.417°N 154.800°W) |
19°44′N 155°0′W / 19.733°N 155.000°W | United States | Hawaii — Hawaii island |
19°20′N 155°0′W / 19.333°N 155.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Malden Island, Kiribati (at 4°0′S 154°58′W / 4.000°S 154.967°W) |
60°0′S 155°0′W / 60.000°S 155.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
77°12′S 155°0′W / 77.200°S 155.000°W | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand |
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.
The 155th meridian west forms a great circle with the 25th meridian east.
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 | Arctic Ocean | |
71°36′N 155°0′W / 71.600°N 155.000°W | Beaufort Sea | |
71°8′N 155°0′W / 71.133°N 155.000°W | United States | Alaska |
58°1′N 155°0′W / 58.017°N 155.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of
Kodiak Island,
Alaska,
United States (at
57°20′N 154°47′W / 57.333°N 154.783°W) Passing just west of Tugidak Island, Alaska, United States (at 56°25′N 154°48′W / 56.417°N 154.800°W) |
19°44′N 155°0′W / 19.733°N 155.000°W | United States | Hawaii — Hawaii island |
19°20′N 155°0′W / 19.333°N 155.000°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Malden Island, Kiribati (at 4°0′S 154°58′W / 4.000°S 154.967°W) |
60°0′S 155°0′W / 60.000°S 155.000°W | Southern Ocean | |
77°12′S 155°0′W / 77.200°S 155.000°W | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand |