153rd meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 153° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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153rd meridian west (interactive map)
The 153rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 27th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 153rd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0â²N 153°0â²W Arctic Ocean 71°54â²N 153°0â²W Beaufort Sea 70°54â²N 153°0â²W 
United StatesAlaska 59°48â²N 153°0â²W Cook Inlet 58°45â²N 153°0â²W Shelikof Strait Passing just east of Cape Douglas, Alaska, United States (at 58°51â²N 143°14â²W)58°18â²N 153°0â²W United StatesAlaska â Afognak Island, Raspberry Island, Kodiak Island and Sitkalidak Island 57°7â²N 153°0â²W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Rimatara island, 
French Polynesia (at 22°38â²S 152°52â²W)60°0â²S 153°0â²W Southern Ocean 77°15â²S 153°0â²W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
