170th meridian east

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.

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170th meridian east

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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 170°0′E	Arctic Ocean
73°56′N 170°0′E	East Siberian Sea
68°47′N 170°0′E	Russia	Anadyr Highlands, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°40′N 170°0′E
60°4′N 170°0′E	Bering Sea
53°50′N 170°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 12°14′N 170°4′E) Passing just east of Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 11°14′N 169°52′E) Passing just east of Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 10°14′N 169°59′E)
9°31′N 170°0′E	Marshall Islands	Wotje Atoll and Erikub Atoll
9°4′N 170°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Anuta island, Solomon Islands (at 11°36′S 169°51′E) Passing just west of Futuna island, Vanuatu (at 19°31′S 170°12′E) Passing just east of Anatom island, Vanuatu (at 20°12′S 169°54′E)
43°20′S 170°0′E	New Zealand	South Island
46°15′S 170°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Campbell Island, New Zealand (at 52°33′S 169°16′E)
60°0′S 170°0′E	Southern Ocean
71°38′S 170°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
72°43′S 170°0′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea — passing just east of Coulman Island (at 73°32′S 169°55′E)
77°21′S 170°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 169th meridian east
• 171st meridian east