151st meridian west

The meridian 151° 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.

Line across the Earth
151°
151st meridian west

The 151st meridian west forms a great circle with the 29th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 151st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 151°0′W Arctic Ocean
72°11′N 151°0′W Beaufort Sea
70°24′N 151°0′W  United States Alaska
61°11′N 151°0′W Cook Inlet
60°49′N 151°0′W  United States Alaska — Kenai Peninsula
59°12′N 151°0′W Pacific Ocean
23°22′S 151°0′W  French Polynesia Huahine island
23°24′S 151°0′W Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 151°0′W Southern Ocean
76°58′S 151°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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