175th meridian west
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
175th meridian west
175°
175th meridian west
The meridian 175° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 175th meridian west forms a great circle with the 5th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 175th meridian west passes through:
-
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 175°0′W / 90°N 175°W Arctic Ocean 71°46′N 175°0′W / 71.767°N 175°W Chukchi Sea 67°27′N 175°0′W / 67.45°N 175°W 
RussiaChukchi Peninsula 64°47′N 175°0′W / 64.783°N 175°W Bering Sea Passing just east of Koniuji Island, Alaska, 
United States52°5′N 175°0′W / 52.083°N 175°W United StatesAlaska - Atka Island 52°1′N 175°0′W / 52.017°N 175°W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the islands of Kao and Tofua, 
Tonga21°2′S 175°0′W / 21.033°S 175°W Tonga'Ata Island 21°3′S 175°0′W / 21.05°S 175°W Pacific Ocean Passing between the islands of Tongatapu and ʻEua, Tonga60°0′S 175°0′W / 60°S 175°W Southern Ocean 78°27′S 175°0′W / 78.45°S 175°W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
See also
|
|||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 175th meridian west.
Read more