160th meridian west
{{Short description|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 ellipse 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.{{Cite web|title=Aeronautical Information Manual - AIM - Controlled Airspace |url=https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap3_section_2.html|access-date=2020-11-13|website=www.faa.gov|language=en}}
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:
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! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|160|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|34|N|160|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
| {{Coord|70|40|N|160|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Alaska |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|58|53|N|160|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bering Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bristol Bay |
| {{Coord|56|29|N|160|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}} |
| valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|55|48|N|160|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Karpa Island, Alaska, {{USA}} (at {{Coord|55|31|N|160|1|W|type:isle|name=Karpa Island}}) |
| {{Coord|55|12|N|160|0|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Alaska — Nagai Island |
| valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|55|2|N|160|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}} ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Kauai, Hawaii, {{USA}} (at {{Coord|22|1|N|159|48|W|type:isle|name=Kauai}}) |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|160|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |
| {{Coord|77|59|S|160|0|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by {{NZL}} |