163rd meridian east

The meridian 163° 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 163rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 17th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 163rd meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.61667°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.61667°N, 163°W
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 * 69.65°N, 163°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Magadan Oblast — from 64.65°N, 163°W Kamchatka Krai — from 64.18333°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.53333°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.53333°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Penzhin Bay
 * 60.76667°N, 163°W
 * 60.76667°N, 163°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.93333°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58.93333°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Karaginsky Gulf
 * 57.83333°N, 163°W
 * 57.83333°N, 163°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.45°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.45°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ozernoy Bay
 * 56.71667°N, 163°W
 * 56.71667°N, 163°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.01667°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56.01667°N, 163°W
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 * 5.36667°N, 163°W
 * Island of Kosrae
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5.26667°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Sikaiana atoll, 🇸🇧 (at -8.4°N, 162.95°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.7°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.7°N, 163°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -26.61667°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -26.61667°N, 163°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -66.7°N, 163°W
 * -66.7°N, 163°W
 * Buckle Island, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -66.81667°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -66.81667°N, 163°W
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 * -70.55°N, 163°W
 * -70.55°N, 163°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -75.5°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -75.5°N, 163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea
 * -77.06667°N, 163°W
 * -77.06667°N, 163°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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