160th meridian east

Line of longitude 160 The meridian 160° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html 2025-04-06 oceanservice.noaa.gov en that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean,2025-03-31 Arctic Ocean Definition, Location, Map, Climate, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Arctic-Ocean 2025-04-06 www.britannica.com en Asia,2025-04-05 Asia Continent, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Asia 2025-04-06 www.britannica.com en the Pacific Ocean,Pacific Ocean: a Detailed Map https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/pacific-ocean/ 2025-04-06 en-GB dead https://web.archive.org/web/20250407143143/https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/pacific-ocean/ 2025-04-07 the Southern Ocean,Antarctic Digital Database Viewer https://add.scar.org/ 2025-04-06 add.scar.org and AntarcticaAntarctic Digital Database Viewer https://add.scar.org/ 2025-04-06 add.scar.org to the South Pole. The 160th meridian east forms a great circle with the 20th meridian west.Ellen Gillett - Around a Great Ellipse https://ellengillett.com/around-a-great-ellipse https://web.archive.org/web/20250115191757/https://ellengillett.com/around-a-great-ellipse 2025-01-15 2025-04-07 ellengillett.com en-USGreat Circle https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-circle/ 2025-04-07 education.nationalgeographic.org en In Antarctica, the meridian defines the border between the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Ross Dependency.2016-04-15 Australian Antarctic Territory – Australian Antarctic Program https://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/australia-in-antarctica/australian-antarctic-territory/ 2025-04-07 www.antarctica.gov.au enThe Ross Dependency https://commonwealthchamber.com/associated-territories/the-ross-dependency/ 2025-04-07 Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce en-US From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian east passes through:160th meridian east – Wikipedia https://osm4wiki.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=160th_meridian_east 2025-04-07 OSM for Wiki {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 160 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 20 N 160 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 70 26 N 160 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70 9 N 160 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 69 45 N 160 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68 15 N 160 0 E type:adm1st Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Magadan Oblast — from 65 31 N 160 0 E type:adm1st Magadan Oblast |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61 47 N 160 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf |- | 61 22 N 160 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Magadan Oblast |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 57 N 160 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Shelikhov Gulf |- | 59 11 N 160 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54 7 N 160 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 53 15 N 160 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53 6 N 160 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Mokil atoll, (at 6 42 N 159 46 E type:isle Mokil) Passing just east of Santa Isabel Island, (at 8 33 S 159 54 E type:isle Santa Isabel Island) |- | 8 53 S 160 0 E type:country Solomon Islands ! scope="row" | | Nggela Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 55 S 160 0 E type:waterbody Ironbottom Sound ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ironbottom Sound | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 9 25 S 160 0 E type:country Solomon Islands ! scope="row" | | Guadalcanal Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 49 S 160 0 E type:waterbody Solomon Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 11 28 S 160 0 E type:country Solomon Islands ! scope="row" | | Rennell Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 35 S 160 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 29 9 S 160 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 160 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 69 44 S 160 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Border between the Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by , and the Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 159th meridian east 161st meridian east References collapsed e160 meridian east Category:Borders of New Zealand Category:Borders of Australia