160th meridian west.html



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.

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

Country, territory or sea	Notes
Arctic Ocean
United States	Alaska
Bering Sea	Bristol Bay
United States	Alaska - Alaska Peninsula and Nagai Island
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 Islands
Southern Ocean
Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also