166th meridian west

The meridian 166° 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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166th meridian west

The 166th meridian west forms a great circle with the 14th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 166th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 166°0′W	Arctic Ocean
71°47′N 166°0′W	Chukchi Sea
68°52′N 166°0′W	United States	Alaska
68°10′N 166°0′W	Chukchi Sea
66°33′N 166°0′W	Bering Sea
66°16′N 166°0′W	United States	Alaska — Seward Peninsula
68°10′N 166°0′W	Bering Sea	Passing just east of Sledge Island, Alaska,  United States (at 64°29′N 166°11′W)
62°3′N 166°0′W	United States	Alaska — Krekatok Island, Neragon Island and the mainland
61°32′N 166°0′W	Bering Sea
60°19′N 166°0′W	United States	Alaska — Nunivak Island
59°52′N 166°0′W	Bering Sea
54°11′N 166°0′W	United States	Alaska — Akutan Island
54°3′N 166°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Unalga Island, Alaska,  United States (at 53°58′N 166°5′W) Passing just east of Sedanka Island, Alaska,  United States (at 53°50′N 166°5′W) Passing just east of the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii,  United States (at 23°45′N 166°3′W) Passing just west of Pukapuka atoll,  Cook Islands (at 10°55′S 165°52′W)
60°0′S 166°0′W	Southern Ocean
78°28′S 166°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 165th meridian west
• 167th meridian west