161st meridian west

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Line across the Earth
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161st meridian west

The meridian 161° 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 161st meridian west forms a great circle with the 19th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 161st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 161°0′W / 90.000°N 161.000°W / 90.000; -161.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°37′N 161°0′W / 71.617°N 161.000°W / 71.617; -161.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
70°21′N 161°0′W / 70.350°N 161.000°W / 70.350; -161.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
64°51′N 161°0′W / 64.850°N 161.000°W / 64.850; -161.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Norton Bay
64°33′N 161°0′W / 64.550°N 161.000°W / 64.550; -161.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
64°15′N 161°0′W / 64.250°N 161.000°W / 64.250; -161.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Norton Sound - passing just east of Besboro Island, Alaska,  United States (at 64°7′N 161°17′W / 64.117°N 161.283°W / 64.117; -161.283 (Besboro Island))
63°37′N 161°0′W / 63.617°N 161.000°W / 63.617; -161.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — mainland and Hagemeister Island
58°33′N 161°0′W / 58.550°N 161.000°W / 58.550; -161.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Bristol Bay
56°1′N 161°0′W / 56.017°N 161.000°W / 56.017; -161.000 (United States)  United States AlaskaKudobin Islands and Alaska Peninsula
55°26′N 161°0′W / 55.433°N 161.000°W / 55.433; -161.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Unga Island, Alaska,  United States (at 55°19′N 160°51′W / 55.317°N 160.850°W / 55.317; -160.850 (Unga Island))
Passing just east of Rakahanga atoll,  Cook Islands (at 10°1′S 161°4′W / 10.017°S 161.067°W / -10.017; -161.067 (Rakahanga))
10°22′S 161°0′W / 10.367°S 161.000°W / -10.367; -161.000 (Cook Islands)  Cook Islands Manihiki atoll
10°26′S 161°0′W / 10.433°S 161.000°W / -10.433; -161.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 161°0′W / 60.000°S 161.000°W / -60.000; -161.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
78°2′S 161°0′W / 78.033°S 161.000°W / -78.033; -161.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  New Zealand

See also