157th meridian east

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157th meridian east

The meridian 157° 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 157th meridian east forms a great circle with the 23rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 157th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 157°0′E	Arctic Ocean	Passing just east of Henrietta Island, Sakha Republic, Russia (at 77°6′N 156°43′E)
77°2′N 157°0′E	East Siberian Sea
71°5′N 157°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 66°1′N 157°0′E
61°35′N 157°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk	Shelikhov Gulf
57°51′N 157°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
51°5′N 157°0′E	Pacific Ocean
4°42′S 157°0′E	Papua New Guinea	Takuu atoll
4°48′S 157°0′E	Pacific Ocean
6°53′S 157°0′E	Solomon Islands	Choiseul Island
7°16′S 157°0′E	New Georgia Sound
7°52′S 157°0′E	Solomon Islands	Island of Kolombangara
8°6′S 157°0′E	Solomon Sea	Passing just west of Vonavona Island, Solomon Islands (at 8°11′N 157°0′E)
11°47′S 157°0′E	Coral Sea
29°57′S 157°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 157°0′E	Southern Ocean
69°12′S 157°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 156th meridian east
• 158th meridian east