160th meridian east

The meridian 160° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 160th meridian east forms a great circle with the 20th meridian west.

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the border between the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Ross Dependency.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 160°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.33333°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.33333°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 70.43333°N, 160°W
 * 70.43333°N, 160°W
 * Sakha Republic
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.15°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.15°N, 160°W
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 * 69.75°N, 160°W
 * Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68.25°N, 160°W Magadan Oblast — from 65.51667°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.78333°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.78333°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf
 * 61.36667°N, 160°W
 * 61.36667°N, 160°W
 * Magadan Oblast
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.95°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.95°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf
 * 59.18333°N, 160°W
 * 59.18333°N, 160°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.11667°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.11667°N, 160°W
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 * 53.25°N, 160°W
 * 53.25°N, 160°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.1°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Mokil atoll, 🇫🇲 (at 6.7°N, 159.76667°W) Passing just east of Santa Isabel Island, 🇸🇧 (at -8.55°N, 159.9°W)
 * -8.88333°N, 160°W
 * -8.88333°N, 160°W
 * Nggela Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.91667°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.91667°N, 160°W
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 * -9.41667°N, 160°W
 * -9.41667°N, 160°W
 * Guadalcanal Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.81667°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.81667°N, 160°W
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 * -11.46667°N, 160°W
 * -11.46667°N, 160°W
 * Rennell Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.58333°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.58333°N, 160°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -29.15°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -29.15°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 160°W
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 * -69.73333°N, 160°W
 * Border between the Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺, and the Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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