166th meridian east
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The meridian 166° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 166th meridian east forms a great circle with the 14th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 166th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 166°0′E / 90.000°N 166.000°E / 90.000; 166.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 74°54′N 166°0′E / 74.900°N 166.000°E / 74.900; 166.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°32′N 166°0′E / 69.533°N 166.000°E / 69.533; 166.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°33′N 166°0′E / 64.550°N 166.000°E / 64.550; 166.000 (Kamchatka Krai)60°21′N 166°0′E / 60.350°N 166.000°E / 60.350; 166.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 55°22′N 166°0′E / 55.367°N 166.000°E / 55.367; 166.000 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Krai — Bering Island 55°10′N 166°0′E / 55.167°N 166.000°E / 55.167; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 10°11′N 166°0′E / 10.183°N 166.000°E / 10.183; 166.000 (Marshall Islands) Marshall Islands
Wotho Atoll 10°3′N 166°0′E / 10.050°N 166.000°E / 10.050; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the atolls of Ujae (at 8°56′N 165°45′E / 8.933°N 165.750°E / 8.933; 165.750 (Ujae)) and Lae (at 8°56′N 166°12′E / 8.933°N 166.200°E / 8.933; 166.200 (Lae)), Marshall Islands
Passing just west of the Reef Islands,Solomon Islands (at 10°12′S 166°10′E / 10.200°S 166.167°E / -10.200; 166.167 (Reef Islands))
Passing just east of the island of Tinakula,Solomon Islands (at 10°24′S 165°46′E / 10.400°S 165.767°E / -10.400; 165.767 (Tinakula))
10°40′S 166°0′E / 10.667°S 166.000°E / -10.667; 166.000 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands
Islands of Nendo and Nibanga 10°50′S 166°0′E / 10.833°S 166.000°E / -10.833; 166.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 21°27′S 166°0′E / 21.450°S 166.000°E / -21.450; 166.000 (New Caledonia) New Caledonia
21°59′S 166°0′E / 21.983°S 166.000°E / -21.983; 166.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 24°5′S 166°0′E / 24.083°S 166.000°E / -24.083; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 50°43′S 166°0′E / 50.717°S 166.000°E / -50.717; 166.000 (New Zealand) New Zealand
Auckland Island and Adams Island 50°54′S 166°0′E / 50.900°S 166.000°E / -50.900; 166.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 166°0′E / 60.000°S 166.000°E / -60.000; 166.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°41′S 166°0′E / 70.683°S 166.000°E / -70.683; 166.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
74°8′S 166°0′E / 74.133°S 166.000°E / -74.133; 166.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea 77°54′S 166°0′E / 77.900°S 166.000°E / -77.900; 166.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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