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166th meridian west

Line of longitude

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 ellipse 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:

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Alaska
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Alaska — Seward Peninsula
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Alaska — Krekatok Island, Neragon Island and the mainland
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Alaska — Nunivak Island
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Ross Dependency, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
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