162nd meridian east

The meridian 162° 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 162nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 18th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 162nd meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 162°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.85°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the Medvyezhi Islands, Sakha Republic, 🇷🇺 (at 70.66667°N, 162°W)
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 * 69.55°N, 162°W
 * Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68.35°N, 162°W Magadan Oblast — from 64.8°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.36667°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.36667°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Penzhin Bay
 * 60.43333°N, 162°W
 * 60.43333°N, 162°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.91667°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.91667°N, 162°W
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 * 54.96667°N, 162°W
 * 54.96667°N, 162°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.7°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Enewetak atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 11.5°N, 162.08333°W) Passing just east of the island of Ulawa, 🇸🇧 (at -9.7°N, 161.98333°W) Passing just east of the island of Malaupaina, 🇸🇧 (at -10.23333°N, 161.98333°W)
 * -10.48333°N, 162°W
 * -10.48333°N, 162°W
 * Island of Makira
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.8°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.8°N, 162°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -27.46667°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -27.46667°N, 162°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 162°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Young Island, Balleny Islands, claimed by 🇳🇿 (at -66.33333°N, 162.11667°W)
 * -70.38333°N, 162°W
 * -70.38333°N, 162°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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