155th meridian east

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155th meridian east

The meridian 155° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 155th meridian east forms a great circle with the 25th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 155th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 155°0′E / 90.000°N 155.000°E / 90.000; 155.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°2′N 155°0′E / 77.033°N 155.000°E / 77.033; 155.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
71°1′N 155°0′E / 71.017°N 155.000°E / 71.017; 155.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 66°7′N 155°0′E / 66.117°N 155.000°E / 66.117; 155.000 (Magadan Oblast)
60°22′N 155°0′E / 60.367°N 155.000°E / 60.367; 155.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf
59°26′N 155°0′E / 59.433°N 155.000°E / 59.433; 155.000 (Russia)  Russia Magadan Oblast
59°10′N 155°0′E / 59.167°N 155.000°E / 59.167; 155.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
50°12′N 155°0′E / 50.200°N 155.000°E / 50.200; 155.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — Antsiferov Island, Kuril Islands
50°11′N 155°0′E / 50.183°N 155.000°E / 50.183; 155.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Onekotan, Sakhalin Oblast,  Russia (at 49°37′N 154°54′E / 49.617°N 154.900°E / 49.617; 154.900 (Onekotan))
Passing just west of the atoll of Oroluk,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 7°33′N 154°54′E / 7.550°N 154.900°E / 7.550; 154.900 (Oroluk))
Passing just east of the atoll of Nukuoro,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 3°50′N 154°58′E / 3.833°N 154.967°E / 3.833; 154.967 (Nukuoro))
Passing just east of the atoll of Kapingamarangi,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 1°4′N 154°49′E / 1.067°N 154.817°E / 1.067; 154.817 (Kapingamarangi))
Passing just east of the islands of Nuguria,  Papua New Guinea (at 3°26′S 154°45′E / 3.433°S 154.750°E / -3.433; 154.750 (Nuguria))
5°32′S 155°0′E / 5.533°S 155.000°E / -5.533; 155.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island
6°13′S 155°0′E / 6.217°S 155.000°E / -6.217; 155.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
11°45′S 155°0′E / 11.750°S 155.000°E / -11.750; 155.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory,  Australia
29°59′S 155°0′E / 29.983°S 155.000°E / -29.983; 155.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 155°0′E / 60.000°S 155.000°E / -60.000; 155.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°46′S 155°0′E / 68.767°S 155.000°E / -68.767; 155.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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