155th meridian east

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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.

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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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N155°0′E / 90.000°N 155.000°E / 90.000; 155.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°2′N155°0′E / 77.033°N 155.000°E / 77.033; 155.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
71°1′N155°0′E / 71.017°N 155.000°E / 71.017; 155.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 66°7′N155°0′E / 66.117°N 155.000°E / 66.117; 155.000 (Magadan Oblast)
60°22′N155°0′E / 60.367°N 155.000°E / 60.367; 155.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf
59°26′N155°0′E / 59.433°N 155.000°E / 59.433; 155.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Magadan Oblast
59°10′N155°0′E / 59.167°N 155.000°E / 59.167; 155.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
50°12′N155°0′E / 50.200°N 155.000°E / 50.200; 155.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — Antsiferov Island, Kuril Islands
50°11′N155°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, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (at 49°37′N154°54′E / 49.617°N 154.900°E / 49.617; 154.900 (Onekotan) )
Passing just west of the atoll of Oroluk, Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia (at 7°33′N154°54′E / 7.550°N 154.900°E / 7.550; 154.900 (Oroluk) )
Passing just east of the atoll of Nukuoro, Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia (at 3°50′N154°58′E / 3.833°N 154.967°E / 3.833; 154.967 (Nukuoro) )
Passing just east of the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia (at 1°4′N154°49′E / 1.067°N 154.817°E / 1.067; 154.817 (Kapingamarangi) )
Passing just east of the islands of Nuguria, Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (at 3°26′S154°45′E / 3.433°S 154.750°E / -3.433; 154.750 (Nuguria) )
5°32′S155°0′E / 5.533°S 155.000°E / -5.533; 155.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island
6°13′S155°0′E / 6.217°S 155.000°E / -6.217; 155.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
11°45′S155°0′E / 11.750°S 155.000°E / -11.750; 155.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
29°59′S155°0′E / 29.983°S 155.000°E / -29.983; 155.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S155°0′E / 60.000°S 155.000°E / -60.000; 155.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°46′S155°0′E / 68.767°S 155.000°E / -68.767; 155.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

See also

References

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