169th meridian west

The meridian 169° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole, crossing a smaller amount of land than any other line of longitude, and is thus generally used as the cut-off point on a lot of map projections.

The 169th meridian west forms a great circle with the 11th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -169°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.83333°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.83333°N, -169°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.55°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.55°N, -169°W
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 * 65.81667°N, -169°W
 * 65.81667°N, -169°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — island of Big Diomede
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.8°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Little Diomede Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 65.75°N, -168.93333°W)
 * 63.33333°N, -169°W
 * 63.33333°N, -169°W
 * Alaska — St. Lawrence Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.16667°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.16667°N, -169°W
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 * 52.86667°N, -169°W
 * 52.86667°N, -169°W
 * Alaska — Umnak Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.85°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.85°N, -169°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -169°W
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 * -78.46667°N, -169°W
 * -78.46667°N, -169°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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