163rd meridian east
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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.
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 / 90.000°N 163.000°E / 90.000; 163.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 75°37′N 163°0′E / 75.617°N 163.000°E / 75.617; 163.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°39′N 163°0′E / 69.650°N 163.000°E / 69.650; 163.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Magadan Oblast — from 64°39′N 163°0′E / 64.650°N 163.000°E / 64.650; 163.000 (Magadan Oblast)
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°11′N 163°0′E / 64.183°N 163.000°E / 64.183; 163.000 (Kamchatka Krai)61°32′N 163°0′E / 61.533°N 163.000°E / 61.533; 163.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Penzhin Bay 60°46′N 163°0′E / 60.767°N 163.000°E / 60.767; 163.000 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 58°56′N 163°0′E / 58.933°N 163.000°E / 58.933; 163.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Karaginsky Gulf 57°50′N 163°0′E / 57.833°N 163.000°E / 57.833; 163.000 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 57°27′N 163°0′E / 57.450°N 163.000°E / 57.450; 163.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Ozernoy Bay 56°43′N 163°0′E / 56.717°N 163.000°E / 56.717; 163.000 (Russia) Russia
Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula 56°1′N 163°0′E / 56.017°N 163.000°E / 56.017; 163.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 5°22′N 163°0′E / 5.367°N 163.000°E / 5.367; 163.000 (Federated States of Micronesia) Federated States of Micronesia
Island of Kosrae 5°16′N 163°0′E / 5.267°N 163.000°E / 5.267; 163.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Sikaiana atoll, Solomon Islands (at 8°24′S 162°57′E / 8.400°S 162.950°E / -8.400; 162.950 (Sikaiana))
10°42′S 163°0′E / 10.700°S 163.000°E / -10.700; 163.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 26°37′S 163°0′E / 26.617°S 163.000°E / -26.617; 163.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 163°0′E / 60.000°S 163.000°E / -60.000; 163.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°42′S 163°0′E / 66.700°S 163.000°E / -66.700; 163.000 (Balleny Islands) Balleny Islands Buckle Island, claimed by New Zealand
66°49′S 163°0′E / 66.817°S 163.000°E / -66.817; 163.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 70°33′S 163°0′E / 70.550°S 163.000°E / -70.550; 163.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
75°30′S 163°0′E / 75.500°S 163.000°E / -75.500; 163.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea 77°4′S 163°0′E / 77.067°S 163.000°E / -77.067; 163.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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