154th meridian west

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154th meridian west

The meridian 154° 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 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 AlaskaKodiak 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 AlaskaSitkinak 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

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