# 160th meridian east

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The meridian 160° 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 160th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 20th meridian west.
In Antarctica, the meridian defines the border between the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Ross Dependency.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian east passes through:
    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 160.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 160.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°20′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.333°N 160.000°E﻿ / 76.333; 160.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 70°26′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.433°N 160.000°E﻿ / 70.433; 160.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic 70°9′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.150°N 160.000°E﻿ / 70.150; 160.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°45′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.750°N 160.000°E﻿ / 69.750; 160.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68°15′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.250°N 160.000°E﻿ / 68.250; 160.000﻿ (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) Magadan Oblast — from 65°31′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿65.517°N 160.000°E﻿ / 65.517; 160.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 61°47′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.783°N 160.000°E﻿ / 61.783; 160.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 61°22′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.367°N 160.000°E﻿ / 61.367; 160.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Magadan Oblast 60°57′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.950°N 160.000°E﻿ / 60.950; 160.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 59°11′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.183°N 160.000°E﻿ / 59.183; 160.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 54°7′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.117°N 160.000°E﻿ / 54.117; 160.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 53°15′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.250°N 160.000°E﻿ / 53.250; 160.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 53°6′N 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.100°N 160.000°E﻿ / 53.100; 160.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Mokil atoll, Federated States of Micronesia (at 6°42′N 159°46′E﻿ / ﻿6.700°N 159.767°E﻿ / 6.700; 159.767﻿ (Mokil)) Passing just east of Santa Isabel Island, Solomon Islands (at 8°33′S 159°54′E﻿ / ﻿8.550°S 159.900°E﻿ / -8.550; 159.900﻿ (Santa Isabel Island)) 8°53′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.883°S 160.000°E﻿ / -8.883; 160.000﻿ (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Nggela Islands 8°55′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.917°S 160.000°E﻿ / -8.917; 160.000﻿ (Ironbottom Sound) Ironbottom Sound 9°25′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿9.417°S 160.000°E﻿ / -9.417; 160.000﻿ (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Island 9°49′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿9.817°S 160.000°E﻿ / -9.817; 160.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 11°28′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.467°S 160.000°E﻿ / -11.467; 160.000﻿ (Solomon Islands)  Solomon Islands Rennell Island 11°35′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.583°S 160.000°E﻿ / -11.583; 160.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 29°9′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.150°S 160.000°E﻿ / -29.150; 160.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 160.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 160.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 69°44′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.733°S 160.000°E﻿ / -69.733; 160.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Border between the Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia, and the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand