Coordinates: 0°S 170°E / 0°S 170°E / -0; 170 (Equator)
Points on meridian 170° 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.
The 170th meridian east forms a great circle with the 10th meridian west.
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 |
| 90°0′N 170°0′E / 90°N 170°E / 90; 170 (Arctic Ocean) |
Arctic Ocean |
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| 73°56′N 170°0′E / 73.933°N 170°E / 73.933; 170 (East Siberian Sea) |
East Siberian Sea |
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| 68°47′N 170°0′E / 68.783°N 170°E / 68.783; 170 (Russia) |
 Russia |
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| 60°4′N 170°0′E / 60.067°N 170°E / 60.067; 170 (Bering Sea) |
Bering Sea |
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| 53°50′N 170°0′E / 53.833°N 170°E / 53.833; 170 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
Passing just west of Bikar Atoll,  Marshall Islands
Passing just east of Utirik Atoll, Marshall Islands
Passing just east of Ailuk Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| 9°31′N 170°0′E / 9.517°N 170°E / 9.517; 170 (Marshall Islands) |
Marshall Islands |
Wotje Atoll and Erikub Atoll |
| 9°4′N 170°0′E / 9.067°N 170°E / 9.067; 170 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
Passing just east of Anuta island,  Solomon Islands
Passing just west of Futuna island,  Vanuatu
Passing just east of Anatom island, Vanuatu |
| 43°20′S 170°0′E / 43.333°S 170°E / -43.333; 170 (New Zealand) |
 New Zealand |
South Island |
| 46°15′S 170°0′E / 46.25°S 170°E / -46.25; 170 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
Passing just east of Campbell Island, New Zealand |
| 60°0′S 170°0′E / 60°S 170°E / -60; 170 (Pacific Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
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| 71°38′S 170°0′E / 71.633°S 170°E / -71.633; 170 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand |
| 72°43′S 170°0′E / 72.717°S 170°E / -72.717; 170 (Pacific Ocean) |
Southern Ocean |
Ross Sea - passing just east of Coulman Island |
| 77°21′S 170°0′E / 77.35°S 170°E / -77.35; 170 (Antarctica) |
Antarctica |
Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand |
See also
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