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Adding short description: "Line of longitude"

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{{Short description|Line of longitude}}
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The '''meridian 159° west of [[Prime Meridian|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 159th meridian west forms a [[great circle]] with the [[21st meridian east]].

==From Pole to Pole==
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 159th meridian west passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|159|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|31|N|159|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chukchi Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|70|53|N|159|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Alaska]] — [[Point Franklin]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|52|N|159|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chukchi Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Peard Bay]]
|-
| {{Coord|70|48|N|159|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|58|25|N|159|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bering Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bering Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bristol Bay]]
|-
| {{Coord|56|50|N|159|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Alaska]] — [[Alaska Peninsula]]
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|55|53|N|159|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of [[Chiachi Island]], [[Alaska]], {{USA}} (at {{Coord|55|50|N|159|5|W|type:isle|name=Chiachi Island}})<br/> Passing just west of [[Mitrofania Island]], [[Alaska]], {{USA}} (at {{Coord|55|49|N|158|53|W|type:isle|name=Mitrofania Island}})<br/> Passing just east of [[Shumagin Islands|Simeonof Island]], [[Alaska]], {{USA}} (at {{Coord|54|55|N|159|11|W|type:isle|name=Simeonof Island}})<br/> Passing just east of [[Kauai]] island, [[Hawaii]], {{USA}} (at {{Coord|22|8|N|159|18|W|type:isle|name=Kauai}})<br/> Passing just west of [[Manuae (Cook Islands)|Manuae]] atoll, {{COK}} (at {{Coord|19|15|S|158|57|W|type:isle|name=Manuae}})
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|159|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|77|54|S|159|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| [[Ross Dependency]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{NZL}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[158th meridian west]]
*[[160th meridian west]]
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