163rd meridian east

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.

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163rd meridian east

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	Arctic Ocean
75°37′N 163°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°39′N 163°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Magadan Oblast — from 64°39′N 163°0′E Kamchatka Krai — from 64°11′N 163°0′E
61°32′N 163°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk	Penzhin Bay
60°46′N 163°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
58°56′N 163°0′E	Bering Sea	Karaginsky Gulf
57°50′N 163°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
57°27′N 163°0′E	Bering Sea	Ozernoy Bay
56°43′N 163°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
56°1′N 163°0′E	Pacific Ocean
5°22′N 163°0′E	Federated States of Micronesia	Island of Kosrae
5°16′N 163°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Sikaiana atoll, Solomon Islands (at 8°24′S 162°57′E)
10°42′S 163°0′E	Coral Sea
26°37′S 163°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 163°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°42′S 163°0′E	Balleny Islands	Buckle Island, claimed by New Zealand
66°49′S 163°0′E	Southern Ocean
70°33′S 163°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
75°30′S 163°0′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea
77°4′S 163°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 162nd meridian east
• 164th meridian east