163rd meridian east

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163rd meridian east

The meridian 163° 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 163rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 17th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 163rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 163°0′E / 90.000°N 163.000°E / 90.000; 163.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
75°37′N 163°0′E / 75.617°N 163.000°E / 75.617; 163.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°39′N 163°0′E / 69.650°N 163.000°E / 69.650; 163.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Magadan Oblast — from 64°39′N 163°0′E / 64.650°N 163.000°E / 64.650; 163.000 (Magadan Oblast)
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°11′N 163°0′E / 64.183°N 163.000°E / 64.183; 163.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
61°32′N 163°0′E / 61.533°N 163.000°E / 61.533; 163.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
Penzhin Bay
60°46′N 163°0′E / 60.767°N 163.000°E / 60.767; 163.000 (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
58°56′N 163°0′E / 58.933°N 163.000°E / 58.933; 163.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Karaginsky Gulf
57°50′N 163°0′E / 57.833°N 163.000°E / 57.833; 163.000 (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
57°27′N 163°0′E / 57.450°N 163.000°E / 57.450; 163.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Ozernoy Bay
56°43′N 163°0′E / 56.717°N 163.000°E / 56.717; 163.000 (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
56°1′N 163°0′E / 56.017°N 163.000°E / 56.017; 163.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
5°22′N 163°0′E / 5.367°N 163.000°E / 5.367; 163.000 (Federated States of Micronesia)  Federated States of Micronesia Island of Kosrae
5°16′N 163°0′E / 5.267°N 163.000°E / 5.267; 163.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Sikaiana atoll,  Solomon Islands (at 8°24′S 162°57′E / 8.400°S 162.950°E / -8.400; 162.950 (Sikaiana))
10°42′S 163°0′E / 10.700°S 163.000°E / -10.700; 163.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
26°37′S 163°0′E / 26.617°S 163.000°E / -26.617; 163.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 163°0′E / 60.000°S 163.000°E / -60.000; 163.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°42′S 163°0′E / 66.700°S 163.000°E / -66.700; 163.000 (Balleny Islands) Balleny Islands
claimed by  New Zealand
66°49′S 163°0′E / 66.817°S 163.000°E / -66.817; 163.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°33′S 163°0′E / 70.550°S 163.000°E / -70.550; 163.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  New Zealand
75°30′S 163°0′E / 75.500°S 163.000°E / -75.500; 163.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°4′S 163°0′E / 77.067°S 163.000°E / -77.067; 163.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  New Zealand

See also