167th meridian west
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167th meridian west ()
The meridian 167° 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 167th meridian west forms a great circle with the 13th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 167th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 167°0′W / 90.000°N 167.000°W Arctic Ocean 71°48′N 167°0′W / 71.800°N 167.000°W Chukchi Sea Passing just west of Point Hope, Alaska, .png)
United States (at 68°21′N 166°50′W / 68.350°N 166.833°W)
66°33′N 167°0′W / 66.550°N 167.000°W Bering Sea 66°0′N 167°0′W / 66.000°N 167.000°W United States
Alaska — Seward Peninsula 65°22′N 167°0′W / 65.367°N 167.000°W Bering Sea 60°13′N 167°0′W / 60.217°N 167.000°W United States
Alaska — Nunivak Island 59°59′N 167°0′W / 59.983°N 167.000°W Bering Sea 53°57′N 167°0′W / 53.950°N 167.000°W United States
Alaska — Unalaska Island 53°25′N 167°0′W / 53.417°N 167.000°W Pacific Ocean The meridian defines the eastern maritime boundary of the 
Cook Islands from 8°0′S 167°0′W / 8.000°S 167.000°W to 23°0′S 167°0′W / 23.000°S 167.000°W
60°0′S 167°0′W / 60.000°S 167.000°W Southern Ocean 78°28′S 167°0′W / 78.467°S 167.000°W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
See also
References
- ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
