160th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 160° 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.
The 160th meridian west forms a great circle with the 20th meridian east.
It is the western boundary of continuous Class E airspace between 14, 500 feet and 18, 000 feet MSL (Mean Sea Level) over Alaska.[1]
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 160°0′W / 90.000°N 160.000°W / 90.000; -160.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°34′N 160°0′W / 71.567°N 160.000°W / 71.567; -160.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 70°40′N 160°0′W / 70.667°N 160.000°W / 70.667; -160.000 (United States) United States Alaska 58°53′N 160°0′W / 58.883°N 160.000°W / 58.883; -160.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Bristol Bay 56°29′N 160°0′W / 56.483°N 160.000°W / 56.483; -160.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Alaska Peninsula 55°48′N 160°0′W / 55.800°N 160.000°W / 55.800; -160.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Karpa Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°31′N 160°1′W / 55.517°N 160.017°W / 55.517; -160.017 (Karpa Island))
Passing just east of Andronica Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°19′N 160°1′W / 55.317°N 160.017°W / 55.317; -160.017 (Andronica Island))55°12′N 160°0′W / 55.200°N 160.000°W / 55.200; -160.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Nagai Island 55°2′N 160°0′W / 55.033°N 160.000°W / 55.033; -160.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Kauai, Hawaii, United States (at 22°1′N 159°48′W / 22.017°N 159.800°W / 22.017; -159.800 (Kauai))
Passing just east of the island of Niihau, Hawaii, United States (at 21°59′N 160°3′W / 21.983°N 160.050°W / 21.983; -160.050 (Niihau))
Passing just east of Jarvis Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands (at 0°23′S 160°1′W / 0.383°S 160.017°W / -0.383; -160.017 (Jarvis Island))
Passing just west of Aitutaki island, Cook Islands (at 18°54′S 159°50′W / 18.900°S 159.833°W / -18.900; -159.833 (Aitutaki))
Passing just west of Rarotonga island, Cook Islands (at 21°12′S 159°49′W / 21.200°S 159.817°W / -21.200; -159.817 (Rorotonga))60°0′S 160°0′W / 60.000°S 160.000°W / -60.000; -160.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°59′S 160°0′W / 77.983°S 160.000°W / -77.983; -160.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
See also
References
- ^ "Aeronautical Information Manual - AIM - Controlled Airspace". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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