162nd meridian east

The meridian 162° 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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162nd meridian east

The 162nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 18th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 162nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 162°0′E	Arctic Ocean
75°51′N 162°0′E	East Siberian Sea	Passing between the Medvyezhi Islands, Sakha Republic, Russia (at 70°40′N 162°0′E)
69°33′N 162°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 68°21′N 162°0′E Magadan Oblast — from 64°48′N 162°0′E
61°22′N 162°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk	Penzhin Bay
60°26′N 162°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
55°55′N 162°0′E	Pacific Ocean
54°58′N 162°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Kamchatka Peninsula
54°42′N 162°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Enewetak atoll, Marshall Islands (at 11°30′N 162°5′E) Passing just east of the island of Ulawa, Solomon Islands (at 9°42′S 161°59′E) Passing just east of the island of Malaupaina, Solomon Islands (at 10°14′S 161°59′E)
10°29′S 162°0′E	Solomon Islands	Island of Makira
10°48′S 162°0′E	Coral Sea
27°28′S 162°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 162°0′E	Southern Ocean	Passing just west of Young Island, Balleny Islands, claimed by New Zealand (at 66°20′S 162°7′E)
70°23′S 162°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 161st meridian east
• 163rd meridian east