169th meridian west

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169th meridian west

The meridian 169° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 169th meridian west forms a great circle with the 11th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chukchi Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — island of Big Diomede
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Passing just west of Little Diomede Island, Alaska,  United States (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States AlaskaSt. Lawrence Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  United States AlaskaUmnak Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also