153rd meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 153° 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 153rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 27th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 153rd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 153°0′W / 90.000°N 153.000°W / 90.000; -153.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°54′N 153°0′W / 71.900°N 153.000°W / 71.900; -153.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 70°54′N 153°0′W / 70.900°N 153.000°W / 70.900; -153.000 (United States) United States
Alaska 59°48′N 153°0′W / 59.800°N 153.000°W / 59.800; -153.000 (Cook Inlet) Cook Inlet 58°45′N 153°0′W / 58.750°N 153.000°W / 58.750; -153.000 (Shelikof Strait) Shelikof Strait Passing just east of Cape Douglas, Alaska, United States (at 58°51′N 143°14′W / 58.850°N 143.233°W / 58.850; -143.233 (Cape Douglas))
58°18′N 153°0′W / 58.300°N 153.000°W / 58.300; -153.000 (United States) United States
Alaska — Afognak Island, Raspberry Island, Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island 57°7′N 153°0′W / 57.117°N 153.000°W / 57.117; -153.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Rimatara island, French Polynesia (at 22°38′S 152°52′W / 22.633°S 152.867°W / -22.633; -152.867 (Rimatara))
60°0′S 153°0′W / 60.000°S 153.000°W / -60.000; -153.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°15′S 153°0′W / 77.250°S 153.000°W / -77.250; -153.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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