166th meridian east

The meridian 166° 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.

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166th meridian east

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

From Pole to Pole

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 Arctic Ocean
74°54′N 166°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°32′N 166°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°33′N 166°0′E
60°21′N 166°0′E Bering Sea
55°22′N 166°0′E  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Bering Island
55°10′N 166°0′E Pacific Ocean
10°11′N 166°0′E  Marshall Islands Wotho Atoll
10°3′N 166°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing between the atolls of Ujae (at 8°56′N 165°45′E) and Lae (at 8°56′N 166°12′E),  Marshall Islands
Passing just west of the Reef Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 10°12′S 166°10′E)
Passing just east of the island of Tinakula,  Solomon Islands (at 10°24′S 165°46′E)
10°40′S 166°0′E  Solomon Islands Islands of Nendo and Nibanga
10°50′S 166°0′E Coral Sea
21°27′S 166°0′E  New Caledonia
21°59′S 166°0′E Coral Sea
24°5′S 166°0′E Pacific Ocean
50°43′S 166°0′E  New Zealand Auckland Island and Adams Island
50°54′S 166°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 166°0′E Southern Ocean
70°41′S 166°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
74°8′S 166°0′E Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°54′S 166°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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