167th meridian west
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The meridian 167° 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 167th meridian west forms a great circle with the 13th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 167th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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90°0′N 167°0′W | Arctic Ocean | |
71°48′N 167°0′W | Chukchi Sea | Passing just west of Point Hope, Alaska, ![]() |
66°33′N 167°0′W | Bering Sea | |
66°0′N 167°0′W | ![]() |
Alaska — Seward Peninsula |
65°22′N 167°0′W | Bering Sea | |
60°13′N 167°0′W | ![]() |
Alaska — Nunivak Island |
59°59′N 167°0′W | Bering Sea | |
53°57′N 167°0′W | ![]() |
Alaska — Unalaska Island |
53°25′N 167°0′W | Pacific Ocean | The meridian defines the eastern maritime boundary of the ![]() |
60°0′S 167°0′W | Southern Ocean | |
78°28′S 167°0′W | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by ![]() |
See also
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