Line of longitude
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
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Country, territory/sea
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Notes
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90°0′N 166°0′W / 90.000°N 166.000°W / 90.000; -166.000 (Arctic Ocean)
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Arctic Ocean
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71°47′N 166°0′W / 71.783°N 166.000°W / 71.783; -166.000 (Chukchi Sea)
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Chukchi Sea
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68°52′N 166°0′W / 68.867°N 166.000°W / 68.867; -166.000 (United States)
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United States
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Alaska
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68°10′N 166°0′W / 68.167°N 166.000°W / 68.167; -166.000 (Chukchi Sea)
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Chukchi Sea
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66°33′N 166°0′W / 66.550°N 166.000°W / 66.550; -166.000 (Bering Sea)
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Bering Sea
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66°16′N 166°0′W / 66.267°N 166.000°W / 66.267; -166.000 (United States)
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United States
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Alaska — Seward Peninsula
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68°10′N 166°0′W / 68.167°N 166.000°W / 68.167; -166.000 (Bering Sea)
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Bering Sea
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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))
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62°3′N 166°0′W / 62.050°N 166.000°W / 62.050; -166.000 (United States)
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United States
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Alaska — Krekatok Island, Neragon Island and the mainland
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61°32′N 166°0′W / 61.533°N 166.000°W / 61.533; -166.000 (Bering Sea)
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Bering Sea
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60°19′N 166°0′W / 60.317°N 166.000°W / 60.317; -166.000 (United States)
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United States
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Alaska — Nunivak Island
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59°52′N 166°0′W / 59.867°N 166.000°W / 59.867; -166.000 (Bering Sea)
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Bering Sea
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54°11′N 166°0′W / 54.183°N 166.000°W / 54.183; -166.000 (United States)
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United States
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Alaska — Akutan Island
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54°3′N 166°0′W / 54.050°N 166.000°W / 54.050; -166.000 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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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))
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60°0′S 166°0′W / 60.000°S 166.000°W / -60.000; -166.000 (Southern Ocean)
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Southern Ocean
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78°28′S 166°0′W / 78.467°S 166.000°W / -78.467; -166.000 (Antarctica)
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Antarctica
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Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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See also※