166th meridian west

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The meridian 166° 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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The 166th meridian west forms a great ellipse 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:

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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
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