157th meridian west
# 157th meridian west

The meridian 157° 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 157th meridian west forms a great circle with the 23rd meridian east.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 157th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 157.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -157.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°12′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.200°N 157.000°W﻿ / 71.200; -157.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 56°54′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.900°N 157.000°W﻿ / 56.900; -157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 56°33′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.550°N 157.000°W﻿ / 56.550; -157.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska — Sutwik Island 56°32′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿56.533°N 157.000°W﻿ / 56.533; -157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the Semidi Islands, Alaska, United States (at 56°11′N 156°49′W﻿ / ﻿56.183°N 156.817°W﻿ / 56.183; -156.817﻿ (Semidi Islands)) 21°11′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.183°N 157.000°W﻿ / 21.183; -157.000﻿ (United States)  United States Hawaii — Molokai island 21°5′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿21.083°N 157.000°W﻿ / 21.083; -157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Kalohi Channel 20°56′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.933°N 157.000°W﻿ / 20.933; -157.000﻿ (United States)  United States Hawaii — Lanai island 20°50′N 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿20.833°N 157.000°W﻿ / 20.833; -157.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 157.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -157.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°20′S 157°0′W﻿ / ﻿77.333°S 157.000°W﻿ / -77.333; -157.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
