161st meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -161 The meridian 161° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 2025 en 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 161st meridian west forms a great circle with the 19th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 161st meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 161 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 37 N 161 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 70 21 N 161 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64 51 N 161 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norton Bay |- | 64 33 N 161 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64 15 N 161 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norton Sound - passing just east of Besboro Island, Alaska, (at 64 7 N 161 17 W type:isle Besboro Island) |- | 63 37 N 161 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — mainland and Hagemeister Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58 33 N 161 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bristol Bay |- | 56 1 N 161 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Kudobin Islands and Alaska Peninsula |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55 26 N 161 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Unga Island, Alaska, (at 55 19 N 160 51 W type:isle Unga Island) Passing just east of Rakahanga atoll, (at 10 1 S 161 4 W type:isle Rakahanga) |- | 10 22 S 161 0 W type:country Cook Islands ! scope="row" | | Manihiki atoll |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10 26 S 161 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 161 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 2 S 161 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 160th meridian west 162nd meridian west References collapsed w161 meridian west