155th meridian east

The meridian 155° 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.

Line across the Earth
155°
155th meridian east

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′N 155°0′E / 90.000°N 155.000°E / 90.000; 155.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
77°2′N 155°0′E / 77.033°N 155.000°E / 77.033; 155.000 (East Siberian Sea)East Siberian Sea
71°1′N 155°0′E / 71.017°N 155.000°E / 71.017; 155.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 66°7′N 155°0′E / 66.117°N 155.000°E / 66.117; 155.000 (Magadan Oblast)
60°22′N 155°0′E / 60.367°N 155.000°E / 60.367; 155.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of OkhotskShelikhov Gulf
59°26′N 155°0′E / 59.433°N 155.000°E / 59.433; 155.000 (Russia)  RussiaMagadan Oblast
59°10′N 155°0′E / 59.167°N 155.000°E / 59.167; 155.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of Okhotsk
50°12′N 155°0′E / 50.200°N 155.000°E / 50.200; 155.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakhalin OblastAntsiferov Island, Kuril Islands
50°11′N 155°0′E / 50.183°N 155.000°E / 50.183; 155.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just east of the island of Onekotan, Sakhalin Oblast,  Russia (at 49°37′N 154°54′E / 49.617°N 154.900°E / 49.617; 154.900 (Onekotan))
Passing just west of the atoll of Oroluk,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 7°33′N 154°54′E / 7.550°N 154.900°E / 7.550; 154.900 (Oroluk))
Passing just east of the atoll of Nukuoro,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 3°50′N 154°58′E / 3.833°N 154.967°E / 3.833; 154.967 (Nukuoro))
Passing just east of the atoll of Kapingamarangi,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 1°4′N 154°49′E / 1.067°N 154.817°E / 1.067; 154.817 (Kapingamarangi))
Passing just east of the islands of Nuguria,  Papua New Guinea (at 3°26′S 154°45′E / 3.433°S 154.750°E / -3.433; 154.750 (Nuguria))
5°32′S 155°0′E / 5.533°S 155.000°E / -5.533; 155.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaBougainville Island
6°13′S 155°0′E / 6.217°S 155.000°E / -6.217; 155.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
11°45′S 155°0′E / 11.750°S 155.000°E / -11.750; 155.000 (Coral Sea)Coral SeaPassing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory,  Australia
29°59′S 155°0′E / 29.983°S 155.000°E / -29.983; 155.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 155°0′E / 60.000°S 155.000°E / -60.000; 155.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
68°46′S 155°0′E / 68.767°S 155.000°E / -68.767; 155.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also