163rd meridian east

The meridian 163° 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.

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163rd meridian east

The 163rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 17th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 163rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 163°0′E Arctic Ocean
75°37′N 163°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°39′N 163°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Magadan Oblast — from 64°39′N 163°0′E
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°11′N 163°0′E
61°32′N 163°0′E Sea of Okhotsk Penzhin Bay
60°46′N 163°0′E  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
58°56′N 163°0′E Bering Sea Karaginsky Gulf
57°50′N 163°0′E  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
57°27′N 163°0′E Bering Sea Ozernoy Bay
56°43′N 163°0′E  Russia Kamchatka KraiKamchatka Peninsula
56°1′N 163°0′E Pacific Ocean
5°22′N 163°0′E  Federated States of Micronesia Island of Kosrae
5°16′N 163°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Sikaiana atoll,  Solomon Islands (at 8°24′S 162°57′E)
10°42′S 163°0′E Coral Sea
26°37′S 163°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 163°0′E Southern Ocean
66°42′S 163°0′E Balleny Islands Buckle Island, claimed by  New Zealand
66°49′S 163°0′E Southern Ocean
70°33′S 163°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
75°30′S 163°0′E Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°4′S 163°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

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