156th meridian east
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The meridian 156° 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 156th meridian east forms a great circle with the 24th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 156th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 156°0′E / 90.000°N 156.000°E / 90.000; 156.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°5′N 156°0′E / 77.083°N 156.000°E / 77.083; 156.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 71°5′N 156°0′E / 71.083°N 156.000°E / 71.083; 156.000 (Russia) Russia
Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 66°4′N 156°0′E / 66.067°N 156.000°E / 66.067; 156.000 (Magadan Oblast)60°57′N 156°0′E / 60.950°N 156.000°E / 60.950; 156.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 56°42′N 156°0′E / 56.700°N 156.000°E / 56.700; 156.000 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 53°35′N 156°0′E / 53.583°N 156.000°E / 53.583; 156.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 50°45′N 156°0′E / 50.750°N 156.000°E / 50.750; 156.000 (Russia) Russia
Sakhalin Oblast — island of Paramushir, Kuril Islands 50°23′N 156°0′E / 50.383°N 156.000°E / 50.383; 156.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea (at 6°42′S 155°57′E / 6.700°S 155.950°E / -6.700; 155.950 (Bougainville Island))
6°47′S 156°0′E / 6.783°S 156.000°E / -6.783; 156.000 (Papua New Guinea) Solomon Islands
Ovau Island 6°49′S 156°0′E / 6.817°S 156.000°E / -6.817; 156.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Passing just west of Fauro Island, Solomon Islands (at 6°58′S 156°1′E / 6.967°S 156.017°E / -6.967; 156.017 (Fauro Island))
Passing just east of Shortland Island,Solomon Islands (at 7°2′S 155°51′E / 7.033°S 155.850°E / -7.033; 155.850 (Shortland Island))
11°46′S 156°0′E / 11.767°S 156.000°E / -11.767; 156.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory, Australia
29°58′S 156°0′E / 29.967°S 156.000°E / -29.967; 156.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 156°0′E / 60.000°S 156.000°E / -60.000; 156.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°0′S 156°0′E / 69.000°S 156.000°E / -69.000; 156.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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