The meridian 162° 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 162nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 18th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 162nd meridian west passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Chukchi Sea | ||
| United States | Alaska | |
| Chukchi Sea | Hotham Inlet | |
| United States | Alaska - Baldwin Peninsula | |
| Chukchi Sea | Kotzebue Sound | |
| United States | Alaska - Seward Peninsula | |
| Bering Sea | Norton Sound | |
| United States | Alaska | |
| Bering Sea | Kuskokwim Bay | |
| United States | Alaska | |
| Bering Sea | Kuskokwim Bay | |
| United States | Alaska - Cape Newenham | |
| Bering Sea | Bristol Bay | |
| United States | Alaska - Alaska Peninsula | |
| Pacific Ocean | Passing just west of the Iliasik Islands, Alaska, United States Passing just west of the island of Nihoa, Hawaii, United States Passing just east of Suwarrow atoll, Cook Islands Passing just east of Palmerston Island, Cook Islands |
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| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand |
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