152nd meridian west

The meridian 152° 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.

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152nd meridian west

The 152nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 28th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 152nd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 152°0′W Arctic Ocean
72°3′N 152°0′W Beaufort Sea
70°34′N 152°0′W  United States Alaska
60°41′N 152°0′W Cook Inlet
60°25′N 152°0′W  United States AlaskaKalgin Island
60°21′N 152°0′W Cook Inlet Passing just west of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,  United States (at 59°18′N 151°59′W)
58°55′N 152°0′W  United States Alaska — the Barren Islands
58°54′N 152°0′W Pacific Ocean
58°21′N 152°0′W  United States AlaskaAfognak Island
58°12′N 152°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kodiak Island, Alaska,  United States (at 57°37′N 152°9′W)
Passing just west of Flint Island,  Kiribati (at 11°25′S 151°48′W)
Passing just west of Tupai atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°14′S 151°51′W)
Passing just east of Maupiti atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°26′S 152°13′W)
Passing just west of Bora Bora island,  French Polynesia (at 16°28′S 151°47′W)
60°0′S 152°0′W Southern Ocean
77°20′S 152°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

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