163rd meridian west
The meridian 163° 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.
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163rd meridian west
The 163rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 17th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 163rd meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 163°0′W Arctic Ocean 71°42′N 163°0′W Chukchi Sea 69°46′N 163°0′W 
Alaska 67°2′N 163°0′W Chukchi Sea Kotzebue Sound 66°5′N 163°0′W Alaska — Seward Peninsula 64°33′N 163°0′W Bering Sea Norton Sound 63°5′N 163°0′W Alaska 59°53′N 163°0′W Bering Sea Passing just east of Amak Island, Alaska, 55°14′N 163°0′W Alaska — Alaska Peninsula 55°4′N 163°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Unimak Island, Alaska,
Passing just west of Sanak Island, Alaska,
Passing just east of Suwarrow atoll,
Passing just east of Palmerston Island,60°0′S 163°0′W Southern Ocean 78°12′S 163°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
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