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

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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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