160th meridian west

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The meridian 160° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude [1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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The 160th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 20th meridian east.

It is the western boundary of continuous Class E airspace between 14, 500 feet and 18, 000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level) over Alaska. [2]

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N160°0′W / 90.000°N 160.000°W / 90.000; -160.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°34′N160°0′W / 71.567°N 160.000°W / 71.567; -160.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
70°40′N160°0′W / 70.667°N 160.000°W / 70.667; -160.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska
58°53′N160°0′W / 58.883°N 160.000°W / 58.883; -160.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Bristol Bay
56°29′N160°0′W / 56.483°N 160.000°W / 56.483; -160.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
55°48′N160°0′W / 55.800°N 160.000°W / 55.800; -160.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Karpa Island, Alaska, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (at 55°31′N160°1′W / 55.517°N 160.017°W / 55.517; -160.017 (Karpa Island) )
Passing just east of Andronica Island, Alaska, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (at 55°19′N160°1′W / 55.317°N 160.017°W / 55.317; -160.017 (Andronica Island) )
55°12′N160°0′W / 55.200°N 160.000°W / 55.200; -160.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska — Nagai Island
55°2′N160°0′W / 55.033°N 160.000°W / 55.033; -160.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Kauai, Hawaii, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (at 22°1′N159°48′W / 22.017°N 159.800°W / 22.017; -159.800 (Kauai) )
Passing just east of the island of Niihau, Hawaii, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (at 21°59′N160°3′W / 21.983°N 160.050°W / 21.983; -160.050 (Niihau) )
Passing just east of Jarvis Island, Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg  United States Minor Outlying Islands (at 0°23′S160°1′W / 0.383°S 160.017°W / -0.383; -160.017 (Jarvis Island) )
Passing just west of Aitutaki island, Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (at 18°54′S159°50′W / 18.900°S 159.833°W / -18.900; -159.833 (Aitutaki) )
Passing just west of Rarotonga island, Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (at 21°12′S159°49′W / 21.200°S 159.817°W / -21.200; -159.817 (Rorotonga) )
60°0′S160°0′W / 60.000°S 160.000°W / -60.000; -160.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°59′S160°0′W / 77.983°S 160.000°W / -77.983; -160.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Aeronautical Information Manual - AIM - Controlled Airspace". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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