166th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 166° 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 166th meridian west forms a great circle with the 14th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 166th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 166°0′W / 90.000°N 166.000°W / 90.000; -166.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°47′N 166°0′W / 71.783°N 166.000°W / 71.783; -166.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 68°52′N 166°0′W / 68.867°N 166.000°W / 68.867; -166.000 (United States) United States Alaska 68°10′N 166°0′W / 68.167°N 166.000°W / 68.167; -166.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 66°33′N 166°0′W / 66.550°N 166.000°W / 66.550; -166.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 66°16′N 166°0′W / 66.267°N 166.000°W / 66.267; -166.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Seward Peninsula 68°10′N 166°0′W / 68.167°N 166.000°W / 68.167; -166.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just east of Sledge Island, Alaska, United States (at 64°29′N 166°11′W / 64.483°N 166.183°W / 64.483; -166.183 (Sledge Island)) 62°3′N 166°0′W / 62.050°N 166.000°W / 62.050; -166.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Krekatok Island, Neragon Island and the mainland 61°32′N 166°0′W / 61.533°N 166.000°W / 61.533; -166.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 60°19′N 166°0′W / 60.317°N 166.000°W / 60.317; -166.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Nunivak Island 59°52′N 166°0′W / 59.867°N 166.000°W / 59.867; -166.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 54°11′N 166°0′W / 54.183°N 166.000°W / 54.183; -166.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Akutan Island 54°3′N 166°0′W / 54.050°N 166.000°W / 54.050; -166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Unalga Island, Alaska, United States (at 53°58′N 166°5′W / 53.967°N 166.083°W / 53.967; -166.083 (Unalga Island))
Passing just east of Sedanka Island, Alaska, United States (at 53°50′N 166°5′W / 53.833°N 166.083°W / 53.833; -166.083 (Sedanka Island))
Passing just east of the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii, United States (at 23°45′N 166°3′W / 23.750°N 166.050°W / 23.750; -166.050 (French Frigate Shoals))
Passing just west of Pukapuka atoll, Cook Islands (at 10°55′S 165°52′W / 10.917°S 165.867°W / -10.917; -165.867 (Pukapuka))60°0′S 166°0′W / 60.000°S 166.000°W / -60.000; -166.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°28′S 166°0′W / 78.467°S 166.000°W / -78.467; -166.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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