The meridian 156° 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 156th meridian west forms a great circle with the 24th meridian
east.
Starting at the North
Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 156th meridian west passes
through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 90°0′N 156°0′W / 90°N 156°W | Arctic Ocean | |
| 71°11′N 156°0′W / 71.183°N 156°W |  United States |
Alaska |
| 57°33′N 156°0′W / 57.55°N 156°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Chirikof
Island, Alaska, United States |
| 20°48′N 156°0′W / 20.8°N 156°W | United States |
Hawaii - Maui island |
| 20°42′N 156°0′W / 20.7°N 156°W | Pacific Ocean | ʻAlenuihāhā Channel |
| 19°49′N 156°0′W / 19.817°N 156°W | United States |
Hawaii - Hawaii island |
| 19°38′N 156°0′W / 19.633°N 156°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of Starbuck
Island,  Kiribati |
| 60°0′S 156°0′W / 60°S 156°W | Southern Ocean | |
| 77°7′S 156°0′W / 77.117°S 156°W | Antarctica | Ross
Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand |
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