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160th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 160° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 160th meridian east forms a great circle with the 20th meridian west.

In Antarctica, the meridian defines the border between the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Ross Dependency.

From Pole to Pole

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

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Sakha Republic
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| ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from Magadan Oblast — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk |- | ! scope="row" |

Magadan Oblast
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Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
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| ! scope="row" | | Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Santa Isabel Island, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" |

Nggela Islands
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Guadalcanal Island
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Rennell Island
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Border between the Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by , and the Ross Dependency, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
  2. (2025-03-31). "Arctic Ocean {{!}} Definition, Location, Map, Climate, & Facts {{!}} Britannica".
  3. (2025-04-05). "Asia {{!}} Continent, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts {{!}} Britannica".
  4. "Pacific Ocean: a Detailed Map".
  5. "Antarctic Digital Database Viewer".
  6. "Antarctic Digital Database Viewer".
  7. "Ellen Gillett - Around a Great Ellipse".
  8. "Great Circle".
  9. (2016-04-15). "Australian Antarctic Territory – Australian Antarctic Program".
  10. "The Ross Dependency".
  11. "160th meridian east – Wikipedia".
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