From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 161st meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 161°0′W / 90.000°N 161.000°W / 90.000; -161.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°37′N 161°0′W / 71.617°N 161.000°W / 71.617; -161.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 70°21′N 161°0′W / 70.350°N 161.000°W / 70.350; -161.000 (United States) United States Alaska 64°51′N 161°0′W / 64.850°N 161.000°W / 64.850; -161.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Norton Bay 64°33′N 161°0′W / 64.550°N 161.000°W / 64.550; -161.000 (United States) United States Alaska 64°15′N 161°0′W / 64.250°N 161.000°W / 64.250; -161.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Norton Sound - passing just east of Besboro Island, Alaska, United States (at 64°7′N 161°17′W / 64.117°N 161.283°W / 64.117; -161.283 (Besboro Island)) 63°37′N 161°0′W / 63.617°N 161.000°W / 63.617; -161.000 (United States) United States Alaska — mainland and Hagemeister Island 58°33′N 161°0′W / 58.550°N 161.000°W / 58.550; -161.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Bristol Bay 56°1′N 161°0′W / 56.017°N 161.000°W / 56.017; -161.000 (United States) United States Alaska — Kudobin Islands and Alaska Peninsula 55°26′N 161°0′W / 55.433°N 161.000°W / 55.433; -161.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Unga Island, Alaska, United States (at 55°19′N 160°51′W / 55.317°N 160.850°W / 55.317; -160.850 (Unga Island))
Passing just east of Rakahanga atoll, Cook Islands (at 10°1′S 161°4′W / 10.017°S 161.067°W / -10.017; -161.067 (Rakahanga))10°22′S 161°0′W / 10.367°S 161.000°W / -10.367; -161.000 (Cook Islands) Cook Islands Manihiki atoll 10°26′S 161°0′W / 10.433°S 161.000°W / -10.433; -161.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 161°0′W / 60.000°S 161.000°W / -60.000; -161.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°2′S 161°0′W / 78.033°S 161.000°W / -78.033; -161.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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