160th meridian west
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160th meridian west (interactive map)
The meridian 160° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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.[2]
From Pole to Pole
[edit]Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 160th meridian west passes through:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Aeronautical Information Manual - AIM - Controlled Airspace". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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