The meridian 163° west of
Greenwich is a line of
longitude that extends from the
North Pole across the
Arctic Ocean,
North America
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, the
Pacific Ocean, the
Southern Ocean, and
Antarctica to the
South Pole.
The 163rd meridian west forms a
great circle
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Any arc of a great circle is a geodesic of the sphere, so that great circles in spherical geomet ...
with the
17th meridian east
The meridian 17° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 17th meridian east forms a grea ...
.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the
North Pole and heading south to the
South Pole, the 163rd meridian west passes through:
:
See also
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162nd meridian west
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164th meridian west
The meridian 164° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 164th meridian west forms a grea ...
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