title: 159th meridian east
text: # 159th meridian east
  
  The meridian 159° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 159th meridian east forms a great circle with the 21st meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 159th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 159.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 159.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°35′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.583°N 159.000°E﻿ / 76.583; 159.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 70°52′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.867°N 159.000°E﻿ / 70.867; 159.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68°8′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.133°N 159.000°E﻿ / 68.133; 159.000﻿ (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) Magadan Oblast — from 66°14′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.233°N 159.000°E﻿ / 66.233; 159.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 65°56′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.933°N 159.000°E﻿ / 65.933; 159.000﻿ (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) Magadan Oblast — from 65°43′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.717°N 159.000°E﻿ / 65.717; 159.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 61°54′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.900°N 159.000°E﻿ / 61.900; 159.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 58°24′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿58.400°N 159.000°E﻿ / 58.400; 159.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 53°4′N 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.067°N 159.000°E﻿ / 53.067; 159.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 7°50′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.833°S 159.000°E﻿ / -7.833; 159.000﻿ (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Santa Isabel Island 8°4′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.067°S 159.000°E﻿ / -8.067; 159.000﻿ (New Georgia Sound) New Georgia Sound Passing just west of the Russell Islands, Solomon Islands (at 9°4′S 159°2′E﻿ / ﻿9.067°S 159.033°E﻿ / -9.067; 159.033﻿ (Russell Islands)) 9°4′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿9.067°S 159.000°E﻿ / -9.067; 159.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 11°50′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.833°S 159.000°E﻿ / -11.833; 159.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just east of the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia (at 19°12′S 158°58′E﻿ / ﻿19.200°S 158.967°E﻿ / -19.200; 158.967﻿ (Chesterfield Islands)) 29°55′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.917°S 159.000°E﻿ / -29.917; 159.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Lord Howe Island, Australia (at 31°31′S 159°2′E﻿ / ﻿31.517°S 159.033°E﻿ / -31.517; 159.033﻿ (Lord Howe Island)) Passing just east of Macquarie Island, Australia (at 54°30′S 158°58′E﻿ / ﻿54.500°S 158.967°E﻿ / -54.500; 158.967﻿ (Macquarie Island)) 60°0′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 159.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 159.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°22′S 159°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.367°S 159.000°E﻿ / -69.367; 159.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  