160th meridian west

The meridian 160° 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.

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

It is the western boundary of continuous Class E airspace between 14, 500 feet and 18, 000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level) over Alaska.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west 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;" | 71.56667°N, -160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.56667°N, -160°W
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 * 70.66667°N, -160°W
 * 70.66667°N, -160°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.88333°N, -160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.88333°N, -160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bristol Bay
 * 56.48333°N, -160°W
 * 56.48333°N, -160°W
 * Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.8°N, -160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Karpa Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 55.51667°N, -160.01667°W) Passing just east of Andronica Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 55.31667°N, -160.01667°W)
 * 55.2°N, -160°W
 * 55.2°N, -160°W
 * Alaska — Nagai Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.03333°N, -160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Kauai, Hawaii, 🇺🇸 (at 22.01667°N, -159.8°W) Passing just east of the island of Niihau, Hawaii, 🇺🇸 (at 21.98333°N, -160.05°W) Passing just east of Jarvis Island, 🇺🇲 (at -0.38333°N, -160.01667°W) Passing just west of Aitutaki island, 🇨🇰 (at -18.9°N, -159.83333°W) Passing just west of Rarotonga island, 🇨🇰 (at -21.2°N, -159.81667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -160°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -160°W
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 * -77.98333°N, -160°W
 * -77.98333°N, -160°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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