169th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 169° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole, crossing a smaller amount of land than any other line of longitude, and is thus generally used as the cut-off point on a lot of map projections.
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169th meridian west (interactive map)
The 169th meridian west forms a great circle with the 11th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0â²N 169°0â²W Arctic Ocean 71°50â²N 169°0â²W Chukchi Sea 66°33â²N 169°0â²W Bering Sea 65°49â²N 169°0â²W 
RussiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug â island of Big Diomede 65°48â²N 169°0â²W Bering Sea Passing just west of Little Diomede Island, Alaska, 
United States (at 65°45â²N 168°56â²W)63°20â²N 169°0â²W United StatesAlaska â St. Lawrence Island 63°10â²N 169°0â²W Bering Sea 52°52â²N 169°0â²W United StatesAlaska â Umnak Island 52°51â²N 169°0â²W Pacific Ocean 60°0â²S 169°0â²W Southern Ocean 78°28â²S 169°0â²W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
See also
- 168th meridian west
- 170th meridian west
- 30th meridian east, the meridian that crosses the most land