152nd meridian west

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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.

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 / 90.000°N 152.000°W / 90.000; -152.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°3′N 152°0′W / 72.050°N 152.000°W / 72.050; -152.000 (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea
70°34′N 152°0′W / 70.567°N 152.000°W / 70.567; -152.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
60°41′N 152°0′W / 60.683°N 152.000°W / 60.683; -152.000 (Cook Inlet) Cook Inlet
60°25′N 152°0′W / 60.417°N 152.000°W / 60.417; -152.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaKalgin Island
60°21′N 152°0′W / 60.350°N 152.000°W / 60.350; -152.000 (Cook Inlet) Cook Inlet Passing just west of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska,  United States (at 59°18′N 151°59′W / 59.300°N 151.983°W / 59.300; -151.983 (Kenau Peninsula))
58°55′N 152°0′W / 58.917°N 152.000°W / 58.917; -152.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — the Barren Islands
58°54′N 152°0′W / 58.900°N 152.000°W / 58.900; -152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
58°21′N 152°0′W / 58.350°N 152.000°W / 58.350; -152.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaAfognak Island
58°12′N 152°0′W / 58.200°N 152.000°W / 58.200; -152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kodiak Island, Alaska,  United States (at 57°37′N 152°9′W / 57.617°N 152.150°W / 57.617; -152.150 (Kodiak Island))
Passing just west of Flint Island,  Kiribati (at 11°25′S 151°48′W / 11.417°S 151.800°W / -11.417; -151.800 (Flint Island))
Passing just west of Tupai atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°14′S 151°51′W / 16.233°S 151.850°W / -16.233; -151.850 (Tupai))
Passing just east of Maupiti atoll,  French Polynesia (at 16°26′S 152°13′W / 16.433°S 152.217°W / -16.433; -152.217 (Maupiti))
Passing just west of Bora Bora island,  French Polynesia (at 16°28′S 151°47′W / 16.467°S 151.783°W / -16.467; -151.783 (Bora Bora))
60°0′S 152°0′W / 60.000°S 152.000°W / -60.000; -152.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°20′S 152°0′W / 77.333°S 152.000°W / -77.333; -152.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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