170th meridian east
Line of longitude
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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:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 170°0′E / 90.000°N 170.000°E / 90.000; 170.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 73°56′N 170°0′E / 73.933°N 170.000°E / 73.933; 170.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 68°47′N 170°0′E / 68.783°N 170.000°E / 68.783; 170.000 (Russia) Russia Anadyr Highlands, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°40′N 170°0′E / 62.667°N 170.000°E / 62.667; 170.000 (Kamchatka Krai)60°4′N 170°0′E / 60.067°N 170.000°E / 60.067; 170.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 53°50′N 170°0′E / 53.833°N 170.000°E / 53.833; 170.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 12°14′N 170°4′E / 12.233°N 170.067°E / 12.233; 170.067 (Bikar))
Passing just east of Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 11°14′N 169°52′E / 11.233°N 169.867°E / 11.233; 169.867 (Utirik))
Passing just east of Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 10°14′N 169°59′E / 10.233°N 169.983°E / 10.233; 169.983 (Ailuk))9°31′N 170°0′E / 9.517°N 170.000°E / 9.517; 170.000 (Marshall Islands) Marshall Islands Wotje Atoll and Erikub Atoll 9°4′N 170°0′E / 9.067°N 170.000°E / 9.067; 170.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Anuta island, Solomon Islands (at 11°36′S 169°51′E / 11.600°S 169.850°E / -11.600; 169.850 (Anuta))
Passing just west of Futuna island, Vanuatu (at 19°31′S 170°12′E / 19.517°S 170.200°E / -19.517; 170.200 (Futuna))
Passing just east of Anatom island, Vanuatu (at 20°12′S 169°54′E / 20.200°S 169.900°E / -20.200; 169.900 (Anatom))43°20′S 170°0′E / 43.333°S 170.000°E / -43.333; 170.000 (New Zealand) New Zealand South Island 46°15′S 170°0′E / 46.250°S 170.000°E / -46.250; 170.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Campbell Island, New Zealand (at 52°33′S 169°16′E / 52.550°S 169.267°E / -52.550; 169.267 (Campbell Island)) 60°0′S 170°0′E / 60.000°S 170.000°E / -60.000; 170.000 (Pacific Ocean) Southern Ocean 71°38′S 170°0′E / 71.633°S 170.000°E / -71.633; 170.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand 72°43′S 170°0′E / 72.717°S 170.000°E / -72.717; 170.000 (Pacific Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea — passing just east of Coulman Island (at 73°32′S 169°55′E / 73.533°S 169.917°E / -73.533; 169.917 (Coulman Island)) 77°21′S 170°0′E / 77.350°S 170.000°E / -77.350; 170.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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