165th meridian west
Line of longitude
165°
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The meridian 165° 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 165th meridian west forms a great circle with the 15th meridian east.
The Samoa Time Zone and Phoenix Islands Time Zone is based on the mean solar time of this meridian.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 165th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 165°0′W / 90.000°N 165.000°W / 90.000; -165.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°46′N 165°0′W / 71.767°N 165.000°W / 71.767; -165.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 68°53′N 165°0′W / 68.883°N 165.000°W / 68.883; -165.000 (United States) United States Alaska 67°54′N 165°0′W / 67.900°N 165.000°W / 67.900; -165.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea Kotzebue Sound 66°30′N 165°0′W / 66.500°N 165.000°W / 66.500; -165.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Seward Peninsula 64°26′N 165°0′W / 64.433°N 165.000°W / 64.433; -165.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Norton Sound 62°32′N 165°0′W / 62.533°N 165.000°W / 62.533; -165.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta 60°21′N 165°0′W / 60.350°N 165.000°W / 60.350; -165.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just west of Unimak Island, Alaska, United States (at 54°34′N 164°56′W / 54.567°N 164.933°W / 54.567; -164.933 (Unimak Island)) 54°8′N 165°0′W / 54.133°N 165.000°W / 54.133; -165.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Tigalda Island 54°4′N 165°0′W / 54.067°N 165.000°W / 54.067; -165.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 165°0′W / 60.000°S 165.000°W / -60.000; -165.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°33′S 165°0′W / 78.550°S 165.000°W / -78.550; -165.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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Circles of latitude / meridians
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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Tropic of Capricorn
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