170th meridian east
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The meridian 170° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 170th meridian east forms a great circle with the 10th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 170th meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Marshall Islands Wotje Atoll and Erikub Atoll Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Anuta island, Solomon Islands (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of Futuna island, Vanuatu (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Anatom island, Vanuatu (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. New Zealand South Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Campbell Island, New Zealand (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Ross Sea — passing just east of Coulman Island (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand