164th meridian west
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164th meridian west ()
The meridian 164° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 164th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 16th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 164th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 164°0′W / 90.000°N 164.000°W Arctic Ocean 71°44′N 164°0′W / 71.733°N 164.000°W Chukchi Sea 68°59′N 164°0′W / 68.983°N 164.000°W .png)
United States
Alaska 67°32′N 164°0′W / 67.533°N 164.000°W Chukchi Sea Kotzebue Sound 66°36′N 164°0′W / 66.600°N 164.000°W United States
Alaska — Seward Peninsula 64°33′N 164°0′W / 64.550°N 164.000°W Bering Sea Norton Sound 63°15′N 164°0′W / 63.250°N 164.000°W United States
Alaska — Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta 59°49′N 164°0′W / 59.817°N 164.000°W Bering Sea 54°59′N 164°0′W / 54.983°N 164.000°W United States
Alaska — Unimak Island 54°37′N 164°0′W / 54.617°N 164.000°W Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 164°0′W / 60.000°S 164.000°W Southern Ocean 78°15′S 164°0′W / 78.250°S 164.000°W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
See also
References
- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
