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.
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°N 160°W | Arctic Ocean | |
| 71°34′N 160°0′W / 71.567°N 160°W | Chukchi Sea | |
| 70°40′N 160°0′W / 70.667°N 160°W |  United States |
Alaska |
| 58°53′N 160°0′W / 58.883°N 160°W | Bering Sea | Bristol Bay |
| 56°29′N 160°0′W / 56.483°N 160°W | United States |
Alaska - Alaska Peninsula |
| 55°48′N 160°0′W / 55.8°N 160°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Karpa Island and Andronica
Island, Alaska, United States |
| 55°12′N 160°0′W / 55.2°N 160°W | United States |
Alaska - Nagai Island |
| 55°2′N 160°0′W / 55.033°N 160°W | Pacific Ocean | Passing between the islands of Niihau and Kauai, Hawaii, United States Passing just east of Jarvis Island, United States Minor
Outlying IslandsPassing just west of Aitutaki island,  Cook IslandsPassing just west of Rarotonga island, Cook Islands |
| 60°0′S 160°0′W / 60°S 160°W | Southern Ocean | |
| 77°59′S 160°0′W / 77.983°S 160°W | Antarctica | Ross
Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand |
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