166th meridian west explained

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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Chukchi Sea
Alaska
Chukchi Sea
Bering Sea
Alaska — Seward Peninsula
Bering SeaPassing just east of Sledge Island, Alaska, (at)
Alaska — Krekatok Island, Neragon Island and the mainland
Bering Sea
Alaska — Nunivak Island
Bering Sea
Alaska — Akutan Island
Pacific OceanPassing just east of Unalga Island, Alaska, (at)
Passing just east of Sedanka Island, Alaska, (at)
Passing just east of the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii, (at)
Passing just west of Pukapuka atoll, (at)
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaRoss Dependency, claimed by

See also