169th meridian west
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169th meridian west (interactive map)
The meridian 169° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole, crossing a smaller amount of land than any other line of longitude, and is thus generally used as the cut-off point on a lot of map projections.
The 169th meridian west forms a great circle with the 11th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian west passes through:
See also
- 168th meridian west
- 170th meridian west
- 30th meridian east, the meridian that crosses the most land
References
- ^"What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
