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166th meridian east

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166th meridian east

The meridian 166° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 166th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 14th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 166th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 166°0′E / 90.000°N 166.000°E / 90.000; 166.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°54′N 166°0′E / 74.900°N 166.000°E / 74.900; 166.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°32′N 166°0′E / 69.533°N 166.000°E / 69.533; 166.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°33′N 166°0′E / 64.550°N 166.000°E / 64.550; 166.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
60°21′N 166°0′E / 60.350°N 166.000°E / 60.350; 166.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
55°22′N 166°0′E / 55.367°N 166.000°E / 55.367; 166.000 (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka KraiBering Island
55°10′N 166°0′E / 55.167°N 166.000°E / 55.167; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
10°11′N 166°0′E / 10.183°N 166.000°E / 10.183; 166.000 (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Wotho Atoll
10°3′N 166°0′E / 10.050°N 166.000°E / 10.050; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the atolls of Ujae (at 8°56′N 165°45′E / 8.933°N 165.750°E / 8.933; 165.750 (Ujae)) and Lae (at 8°56′N 166°12′E / 8.933°N 166.200°E / 8.933; 166.200 (Lae)),  Marshall Islands
Passing just west of the Reef Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 10°12′S 166°10′E / 10.200°S 166.167°E / -10.200; 166.167 (Reef Islands))
Passing just east of the island of Tinakula,  Solomon Islands (at 10°24′S 165°46′E / 10.400°S 165.767°E / -10.400; 165.767 (Tinakula))
10°40′S 166°0′E / 10.667°S 166.000°E / -10.667; 166.000 (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Islands of Nendo and Nibanga
10°50′S 166°0′E / 10.833°S 166.000°E / -10.833; 166.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
21°27′S 166°0′E / 21.450°S 166.000°E / -21.450; 166.000 (New Caledonia)  New Caledonia
21°59′S 166°0′E / 21.983°S 166.000°E / -21.983; 166.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
24°5′S 166°0′E / 24.083°S 166.000°E / -24.083; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
50°43′S 166°0′E / 50.717°S 166.000°E / -50.717; 166.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Auckland Island and Adams Island
50°54′S 166°0′E / 50.900°S 166.000°E / -50.900; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 166°0′E / 60.000°S 166.000°E / -60.000; 166.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°41′S 166°0′E / 70.683°S 166.000°E / -70.683; 166.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
74°8′S 166°0′E / 74.133°S 166.000°E / -74.133; 166.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°54′S 166°0′E / 77.900°S 166.000°E / -77.900; 166.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.