166th meridian west

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

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


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -166°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.78333°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.78333°N, -166°W
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 * 68.86667°N, -166°W
 * 68.86667°N, -166°W
 * Alaska
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.16667°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.16667°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.55°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.55°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 66.26667°N, -166°W
 * 66.26667°N, -166°W
 * Alaska — Seward Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.16667°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68.16667°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Sledge Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 64.48333°N, -166.18333°W)
 * 62.05°N, -166°W
 * 62.05°N, -166°W
 * Alaska — Krekatok Island, Neragon Island and the mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.53333°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.53333°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 60.31667°N, -166°W
 * 60.31667°N, -166°W
 * Alaska — Nunivak Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.86667°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.86667°N, -166°W
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 * 54.18333°N, -166°W
 * 54.18333°N, -166°W
 * Alaska — Akutan Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.05°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Unalga Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 53.96667°N, -166.08333°W) Passing just east of Sedanka Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 53.83333°N, -166.08333°W) Passing just east of the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii, 🇺🇸 (at 23.75°N, -166.05°W) Passing just west of Pukapuka atoll, 🇨🇰 (at -10.91667°N, -165.86667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -166°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -166°W
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 * -78.46667°N, -166°W
 * -78.46667°N, -166°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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