The meridian 156° 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.
The 156th meridian east forms a great circle with the 24th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 156th meridian east passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| East Siberian Sea | ||
| Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from | ||
| Sea of Okhotsk | Shelikhov Gulf | |
| Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula | ||
| Sea of Okhotsk | ||
| Sakhalin Oblast — island of Paramushir, Kuril Islands | ||
| Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Bougainville Island, (at) | |
| Ovau Island | ||
| Solomon Sea | Passing just west of Fauro Island, (at) Passing just east of Shortland Island, (at) | |
| Coral Sea | Passing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory, | |
| Pacific Ocean | ||
| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by | |