168th meridian west

The meridian 168° 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 168th meridian west forms a great circle with the 12th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.81667°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.81667°N, -168°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.55°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.55°N, -168°W
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 * 65.71667°N, -168°W
 * 65.71667°N, -168°W
 * Alaska — Seward Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.55°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.55°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of King Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 64.96667°N, -168.03333°W)
 * 53.55°N, -168°W
 * 53.55°N, -168°W
 * Alaska — Umnak Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.31667°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.31667°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Rose Atoll, 🇦🇸 (at -14.55°N, -168.15°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -168°W
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 * -78.46667°N, -168°W
 * -78.46667°N, -168°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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