160th meridian west
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160th meridian west
The meridian 160° 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 160th meridian west forms a great circle with the 20th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 160°0′W / 90°N 160°W Arctic Ocean 71°34′N 160°0′W / 71.567°N 160°W Chukchi Sea 70°40′N 160°0′W / 70.667°N 160°W 
United StatesAlaska 58°53′N 160°0′W / 58.883°N 160°W Bering Sea Bristol Bay 56°29′N 160°0′W / 56.483°N 160°W United StatesAlaska - Alaska Peninsula 55°48′N 160°0′W / 55.8°N 160°W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Karpa Island and Andronica Island, Alaska, United States55°12′N 160°0′W / 55.2°N 160°W United StatesAlaska - Nagai Island 55°2′N 160°0′W / 55.033°N 160°W Pacific Ocean Passing between the islands of Niihau and Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Passing just east of Jarvis Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Passing just west of Aitutaki island,
Cook Islands
Passing just west of Rarotonga island, Cook Islands60°0′S 160°0′W / 60°S 160°W Southern Ocean 77°59′S 160°0′W / 77.983°S 160°W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
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