163rd meridian west

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

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


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -163°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.7°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.7°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 69.76667°N, -163°W
 * 69.76667°N, -163°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.03333°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 67.03333°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kotzebue Sound
 * 66.08333°N, -163°W
 * 66.08333°N, -163°W
 * Alaska — Seward Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.55°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.55°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norton Sound
 * 63.08333°N, -163°W
 * 63.08333°N, -163°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.88333°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.88333°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Amak Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 55.41667°N, -163.11667°W)
 * 55.23333°N, -163°W
 * 55.23333°N, -163°W
 * Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.06667°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Unimak Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 54.66667°N, -163.05°W) Passing just west of Sanak Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 54.45°N, -162.83333°W) Passing just east of Suwarrow atoll, 🇨🇰 (at -13.43333°N, -163.03333°W) Passing just east of Palmerston Island, 🇨🇰 (at -18.06667°N, -163.15°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -163°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -78.2°N, -163°W
 * -78.2°N, -163°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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