158th meridian west

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158th meridian west

The meridian 158° 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 158th meridian west forms a great circle with the 22nd meridian east.

It is the western boundary of continuous Class E airspace between 14, 500 feet and 18, 000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level) over Alaska.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 158th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 158°0′W	Arctic Ocean
70°50′N 158°0′W	Chukchi Sea
71°12′N 158°0′W	United States	Alaska
58°38′N 158°0′W	Bering Sea	Bristol Bay
57°24′N 158°0′W	United States	Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
56°30′N 158°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Nakchamik Island, Alaska, United States (at 56°20′N 157°54′W) Passing just east of Castle Cape, Alaska Peninsula, United States (at 56°14′N 158°7′W) Passing just east of Chankliut Island, Alaska, United States (at 56°9′N 158°6′W)
21°42′N 158°0′W	United States	Hawaii — Oahu island
21°18′N 158°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Kiritimati island, Kiribati (at 1°52′N 157°51′W)
8°56′S 158°0′W	Cook Islands	Penrhyn Island
9°4′S 158°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Atiu island, Cook Islands (at 20°0′S 158°4′W) Passing just west of Mangaia island, Cook Islands (at 21°55′S 157°58′W)
60°0′S 158°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°45′S 158°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 157th meridian west
• 159th meridian west