167th meridian west

The meridian 167° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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167th meridian west

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	Arctic Ocean
71°48′N 167°0′W	Chukchi Sea	Passing just west of Point Hope, Alaska, United States (at 68°21′N 166°50′W)
66°33′N 167°0′W	Bering Sea
66°0′N 167°0′W	United States	Alaska — Seward Peninsula
65°22′N 167°0′W	Bering Sea
60°13′N 167°0′W	United States	Alaska — Nunivak Island
59°59′N 167°0′W	Bering Sea
53°57′N 167°0′W	United States	Alaska — Unalaska Island
53°25′N 167°0′W	Pacific Ocean	The meridian defines the eastern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands from 8°0′S 167°0′W to 23°0′S 167°0′W
60°0′S 167°0′W	Southern Ocean
78°28′S 167°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 166th meridian west
• 168th meridian west