179th meridian east

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179th meridian east

The meridian 179° east 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 179th meridian east forms a great circle with the 1st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 179°0′E / 90.000°N 179.000°E / 90.000; 179.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°15′N 179°0′E / 71.250°N 179.000°E / 71.250; 179.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous OkrugWrangel Island
70°50′N 179°0′E / 70.833°N 179.000°E / 70.833; 179.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
69°20′N 179°0′E / 69.333°N 179.000°E / 69.333; 179.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
64°42′N 179°0′E / 64.700°N 179.000°E / 64.700; 179.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Gulf of Anadyr
63°19′N 179°0′E / 63.317°N 179.000°E / 63.317; 179.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
62°20′N 179°0′E / 62.333°N 179.000°E / 62.333; 179.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
51°34′N 179°0′E / 51.567°N 179.000°E / 51.567; 179.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — island of Amchitka
51°30′N 179°0′E / 51.500°N 179.000°E / 51.500; 179.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Vaitupu,  Tuvalu (at 7°29′S 178°42′E / 7.483°S 178.700°E / -7.483; 178.700 (Vaitupu))
Passing just west of Funafuti atoll,  Tuvalu (at 8°31′S 179°2′E / 8.517°S 179.033°E / -8.517; 179.033 (Funafuti))
16°28′S 179°0′E / 16.467°S 179.000°E / -16.467; 179.000 (Fiji)  Fiji Island of Vanua Levu
16°55′S 179°0′E / 16.917°S 179.000°E / -16.917; 179.000 (Koro Sea) Koro Sea Passing just east of the island of Makogai,  Fiji (at 17°26′S 178°59′E / 17.433°S 178.983°E / -17.433; 178.983 (Makogai))
17°36′S 179°0′E / 17.600°S 179.000°E / -17.600; 179.000 (Fiji)  Fiji Wakaya Island
17°37′S 179°0′E / 17.617°S 179.000°E / -17.617; 179.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the Bounty Islands,  New Zealand (at 47°42′S 179°2′E / 47.700°S 179.033°E / -47.700; 179.033 (Bounty Islands))
Passing just east of the Antipodes Islands,  New Zealand (at 49°41′S 178°50′E / 49.683°S 178.833°E / -49.683; 178.833 (Antipodes Islands))
60°0′S 179°0′E / 60.000°S 179.000°E / -60.000; 179.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
78°14′S 179°0′E / 78.233°S 179.000°E / -78.233; 179.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  New Zealand

See also