160th meridian west

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160th meridian west

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.

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-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 160°0′W / 90.000°N 160.000°W / 90.000; -160.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°34′N 160°0′W / 71.567°N 160.000°W / 71.567; -160.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
70°40′N 160°0′W / 70.667°N 160.000°W / 70.667; -160.000 (United States)  United States Alaska
58°53′N 160°0′W / 58.883°N 160.000°W / 58.883; -160.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Bristol Bay
56°29′N 160°0′W / 56.483°N 160.000°W / 56.483; -160.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Alaska Peninsula
55°48′N 160°0′W / 55.800°N 160.000°W / 55.800; -160.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Karpa Island, Alaska,  United States (at 55°31′N 160°1′W / 55.517°N 160.017°W / 55.517; -160.017 (Karpa Island))
Passing just east of Andronica Island, Alaska,  United States (at 55°19′N 160°1′W / 55.317°N 160.017°W / 55.317; -160.017 (Andronica Island))
55°12′N 160°0′W / 55.200°N 160.000°W / 55.200; -160.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Nagai Island
55°2′N 160°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,  United States (at 22°1′N 159°48′W / 22.017°N 159.800°W / 22.017; -159.800 (Kauai))
Passing just east of the island of Niihau, Hawaii,  United States (at 21°59′N 160°3′W / 21.983°N 160.050°W / 21.983; -160.050 (Niihau))
Passing just east of Jarvis Island,  United States Minor Outlying Islands (at 0°23′S 160°1′W / 0.383°S 160.017°W / -0.383; -160.017 (Jarvis Island))
Passing just west of Aitutaki island,  Cook Islands (at 18°54′S 159°50′W / 18.900°S 159.833°W / -18.900; -159.833 (Aitutaki))
Passing just west of Rarotonga island,  Cook Islands (at 21°12′S 159°49′W / 21.200°S 159.817°W / -21.200; -159.817 (Rorotonga))
60°0′S 160°0′W / 60.000°S 160.000°W / -60.000; -160.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°59′S 160°0′W / 77.983°S 160.000°W / -77.983; -160.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  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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