157th meridian east
The meridian 157° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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157th meridian east
The 157th meridian east forms a great circle with the 23rd meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 157th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 157°0′E Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Henrietta Island, Sakha Republic, 
77°2′N 157°0′E East Siberian Sea 71°5′N 157°0′E Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 66°1′N 157°0′E61°35′N 157°0′E Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 57°51′N 157°0′E Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 51°5′N 157°0′E Pacific Ocean 4°42′S 157°0′E 
Takuu atoll 4°48′S 157°0′E Pacific Ocean 6°53′S 157°0′E 
Choiseul Island 7°16′S 157°0′E New Georgia Sound 7°52′S 157°0′E Island of Kolombangara 8°6′S 157°0′E Solomon Sea Passing just west of Vonavona Island, 11°47′S 157°0′E Coral Sea 29°57′S 157°0′E Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 157°0′E Southern Ocean 69°12′S 157°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by .svg.png)
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