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165th meridian west

Themeridian 165° west ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,North America, thePacific Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 165th meridian west forms agreat ellipse with the15th meridian east.

TheSamoa Time Zone andPhoenix Islands Time Zone is based on the mean solar time of this meridian.

Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 165th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N165°0′W / 90.000°N 165.000°W /90.000; -165.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
71°46′N165°0′W / 71.767°N 165.000°W /71.767; -165.000 (Chukchi Sea)	Chukchi Sea
68°53′N165°0′W / 68.883°N 165.000°W /68.883; -165.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska
67°54′N165°0′W / 67.900°N 165.000°W /67.900; -165.000 (Chukchi Sea)	Chukchi Sea	Kotzebue Sound
66°30′N165°0′W / 66.500°N 165.000°W /66.500; -165.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska —Seward Peninsula
64°26′N165°0′W / 64.433°N 165.000°W /64.433; -165.000 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea	Norton Sound
62°32′N165°0′W / 62.533°N 165.000°W /62.533; -165.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska —Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
60°21′N165°0′W / 60.350°N 165.000°W /60.350; -165.000 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea	Passing just west ofUnimak Island,Alaska, United States (at54°34′N164°56′W / 54.567°N 164.933°W /54.567; -164.933 (Unimak Island))
54°8′N165°0′W / 54.133°N 165.000°W /54.133; -165.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska —Tigalda Island
54°4′N165°0′W / 54.067°N 165.000°W /54.067; -165.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S165°0′W / 60.000°S 165.000°W /-60.000; -165.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
78°33′S165°0′W / 78.550°S 165.000°W /-78.550; -165.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Ross Dependency,claimed by New Zealand

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