161st meridian west
The meridian 161° 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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161st meridian west
The 161st meridian west forms a great circle with the 19th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 161st meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 161°0′W Arctic Ocean 71°37′N 161°0′W Chukchi Sea 70°21′N 161°0′W United StatesAlaska 64°51′N 161°0′W Bering Sea Norton Bay 64°33′N 161°0′W United StatesAlaska 64°15′N 161°0′W Bering Sea Norton Sound - passing just east of Besboro Island, Alaska, United States (at 64°7′N 161°17′W)63°37′N 161°0′W United StatesAlaska — mainland and Hagemeister Island 58°33′N 161°0′W Bering Sea Bristol Bay 56°1′N 161°0′W United StatesAlaska — Kudobin Islands and Alaska Peninsula 55°26′N 161°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Unga Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°19′N 160°51′W)
Passing just east of Rakahanga atoll, Cook Islands (at 10°1′S 161°4′W)10°22′S 161°0′W Cook IslandsManihiki atoll 10°26′S 161°0′W Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 161°0′W Southern Ocean 78°2′S 161°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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