166th meridian east

The meridian 166° 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 166th meridian east forms a great circle with the 14th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 166th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.9°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.9°N, 166°W
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 * 69.53333°N, 166°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 64.55°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.35°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.35°N, 166°W
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 * 55.36667°N, 166°W
 * 55.36667°N, 166°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Bering Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.16667°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55.16667°N, 166°W
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 * 10.18333°N, 166°W
 * 10.18333°N, 166°W
 * Wotho Atoll
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10.05°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the atolls of Ujae (at 8.93333°N, 165.75°W) and Lae (at 8.93333°N, 166.2°W), 🇲🇭 Passing just west of the Reef Islands, 🇸🇧 (at -10.2°N, 166.16667°W) Passing just east of the island of Tinakula, 🇸🇧 (at -10.4°N, 165.76667°W)
 * -10.66667°N, 166°W
 * -10.66667°N, 166°W
 * Islands of Nendo and Nibanga
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.83333°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.83333°N, 166°W
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 * -21.45°N, 166°W
 * -21.45°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -21.98333°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -21.98333°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -21.98333°N, 166°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -24.08333°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -24.08333°N, 166°W
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 * -50.71667°N, 166°W
 * -50.71667°N, 166°W
 * Auckland Island and Adams Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.9°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -50.9°N, 166°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 166°W
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 * -70.68333°N, 166°W
 * -70.68333°N, 166°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -74.13333°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -74.13333°N, 166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea
 * -77.9°N, 166°W
 * -77.9°N, 166°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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