160th meridian west

The meridian 160° 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.

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160th meridian west

The 160th meridian west forms a great circle with the 20th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 160°0′W	Arctic Ocean
71°34′N 160°0′W	Chukchi Sea
70°40′N 160°0′W	United States	Alaska
58°53′N 160°0′W	Bering Sea	Bristol Bay
56°29′N 160°0′W	United States	Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
55°48′N 160°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Karpa Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°31′N 160°1′W) Passing just east of Andronica Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°19′N 160°1′W)
55°12′N 160°0′W	United States	Alaska — Nagai Island
55°2′N 160°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States (at 22°1′N 159°48′W) Passing just east of the island of Niihau, Hawaii, United States (at 21°59′N 160°3′W) Passing just east of Jarvis Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands (at 0°23′S 160°1′W) Passing just west of Aitutaki island, Cook Islands (at 18°54′S 159°50′W) Passing just west of Rarotonga island, Cook Islands (at 21°12′S 159°49′W)
60°0′S 160°0′W	Southern Ocean
77°59′S 160°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

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