168th meridian west

The meridian 168° 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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168th meridian west

The 168th meridian west forms a great circle with the 12th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 168°0′W	Arctic Ocean
71°49′N 168°0′W	Chukchi Sea
66°33′N 168°0′W	Bering Sea
65°43′N 168°0′W	United States	Alaska — Seward Peninsula
65°33′N 168°0′W	Bering Sea	Passing just east of King Island, Alaska, United States (at 64°58′N 168°2′W)
53°33′N 168°0′W	United States	Alaska — Umnak Island
53°19′N 168°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Rose Atoll, American Samoa (at 14°33′S 168°9′W)
60°0′S 168°0′W	Southern Ocean
78°28′S 168°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 167th meridian west
• 169th meridian west