165th meridian east
# 165th meridian east

The meridian 165° 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 165th meridian east forms a great circle with the 15th meridian west.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 165th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 165.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 165.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 75°8′N 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.133°N 165.000°E﻿ / 75.133; 165.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°34′N 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.567°N 165.000°E﻿ / 69.567; 165.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 64°41′N 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.683°N 165.000°E﻿ / 64.683; 165.000﻿ (Kamchatka Krai) 59°50′N 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.833°N 165.000°E﻿ / 59.833; 165.000﻿ (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just east of Karaginsky Island, Kamchatka Krai, Russia (at 59°2′N 164°44′E﻿ / ﻿59.033°N 164.733°E﻿ / 59.033; 164.733﻿ (Karaginsky Island)) 55°35′N 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.583°N 165.000°E﻿ / 55.583; 165.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 11°35′N 165°12′E﻿ / ﻿11.583°N 165.200°E﻿ / 11.583; 165.200﻿ (Bikini Atoll)) 10°15′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.250°S 165.000°E﻿ / -10.250; 165.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 20°42′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.700°S 165.000°E﻿ / -20.700; 165.000﻿ (New Caledonia)  New Caledonia 21°22′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿21.367°S 165.000°E﻿ / -21.367; 165.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 24°56′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿24.933°S 165.000°E﻿ / -24.933; 165.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 165.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 165.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Passing just east of Sturge Island, Balleny Islands, claimed by New Zealand (at 67°33′S 164°49′E﻿ / ﻿67.550°S 164.817°E﻿ / -67.550; 164.817﻿ (Sturge Island)) 70°36′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.600°S 165.000°E﻿ / -70.600; 165.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand 74°34′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.567°S 165.000°E﻿ / -74.567; 165.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea 77°54′S 165°0′E﻿ / ﻿77.900°S 165.000°E﻿ / -77.900; 165.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
