161st meridian east

The meridian 161° 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 161st meridian east forms a great circle with the 19th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 161st meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 161°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.1°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the Medvyezhi Islands, Sakha Republic, 🇷🇺 (at 70.83333°N, 161°W)
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 * 69.58333°N, 161°W
 * Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68.26667°N, 161°W Magadan Oblast — from 65.16667°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.9°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.9°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Penzhin Bay
 * 59.7°N, 161°W
 * 59.7°N, 161°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.58333°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Ujelang Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 9.76667°N, 160.98333°W)
 * -8.63333°N, 161°W
 * -8.63333°N, 161°W
 * Island of Malaita
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.26667°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Guadalcanal, 🇸🇧 (at -9.85°N, 160.83333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.61667°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.61667°N, 161°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -28.3°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -28.3°N, 161°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 161°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 161°W
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 * -70.31667°N, 161°W
 * -70.31667°N, 161°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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