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.

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161st meridian west

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	Arctic Ocean
71°37′N 161°0′W	Chukchi Sea
70°21′N 161°0′W	United States	Alaska
64°51′N 161°0′W	Bering Sea	Norton Bay
64°33′N 161°0′W	United States	Alaska
64°15′N 161°0′W	Bering Sea	Norton Sound - passing just east of Besboro Island, Alaska, United States (at 64°7′N 161°17′W)
63°37′N 161°0′W	United States	Alaska — mainland and Hagemeister Island
58°33′N 161°0′W	Bering Sea	Bristol Bay
56°1′N 161°0′W	United States	Alaska — Kudobin Islands and Alaska Peninsula
55°26′N 161°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Unga Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°19′N 160°51′W) Passing just east of Rakahanga atoll, Cook Islands (at 10°1′S 161°4′W)
10°22′S 161°0′W	Cook Islands	Manihiki atoll
10°26′S 161°0′W	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 161°0′W	Southern Ocean
78°2′S 161°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 160th meridian west
• 162nd meridian west