165th meridian east

The meridian 165° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

165°

165th meridian east

The 165th meridian east forms a great ellipse 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	Arctic Ocean
75°8′N 165°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°34′N 165°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 64°41′N 165°0′E
59°50′N 165°0′E	Bering Sea	Passing just east of Karaginsky Island, Kamchatka Krai,  Russia (at 59°2′N 164°44′E)
55°35′N 165°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Bikini Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 11°35′N 165°12′E)
10°15′S 165°0′E	Coral Sea
20°42′S 165°0′E	New Caledonia
21°22′S 165°0′E	Coral Sea
24°56′S 165°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 165°0′E	Southern Ocean	Passing just east of Sturge Island, Balleny Islands, claimed by  New Zealand (at 67°33′S 164°49′E)
70°36′S 165°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
74°34′S 165°0′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea
77°54′S 165°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 164th meridian east
• 166th meridian east