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The meridian 159° 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 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: