161st meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 161° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 (interactive map)
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°0â²N 161°0â²W Arctic Ocean 71°37â²N 161°0â²W Chukchi Sea 70°21â²N 161°0â²W 
United StatesAlaska 64°51â²N 161°0â²W Bering Sea Norton Bay 64°33â²N 161°0â²W United StatesAlaska 64°15â²N 161°0â²W Bering Sea Norton Sound - passing just east of Besboro Island, Alaska, United States (at 64°7â²N 161°17â²W)63°37â²N 161°0â²W United StatesAlaska â mainland and Hagemeister Island 58°33â²N 161°0â²W Bering Sea Bristol Bay 56°1â²N 161°0â²W United StatesAlaska â Kudobin Islands and Alaska Peninsula 55°26â²N 161°0â²W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Unga Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°19â²N 160°51â²W)
Passing just east of Rakahanga atoll,
Cook Islands (at 10°1â²S 161°4â²W)10°22â²S 161°0â²W Cook IslandsManihiki atoll 10°26â²S 161°0â²W Pacific Ocean 60°0â²S 161°0â²W Southern Ocean 78°2â²S 161°0â²W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
