173rd meridian east

The meridian 173° 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.

Line across the Earth
173°
173rd meridian east

The 173rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 7th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 173°0′E / 90.000°N 173.000°E / 90.000; 173.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
73°12′N 173°0′E / 73.200°N 173.000°E / 73.200; 173.000 (East Siberian Sea)East Siberian Sea
69°52′N 173°0′E / 69.867°N 173.000°E / 69.867; 173.000 (Russia)  RussiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°23′N 173°0′E / 62.383°N 173.000°E / 62.383; 173.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
61°25′N 173°0′E / 61.417°N 173.000°E / 61.417; 173.000 (Bering Sea)Bering Sea
52°59′N 173°0′E / 52.983°N 173.000°E / 52.983; 173.000 (United States)  United StatesAlaskaAttu Island
52°47′N 173°0′E / 52.783°N 173.000°E / 52.783; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
3°24′N 173°0′E / 3.400°N 173.000°E / 3.400; 173.000 (Kiribati)  KiribatiMakin Islands
3°23′N 173°0′E / 3.383°N 173.000°E / 3.383; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just east of Butaritari atoll,  Kiribati (at 3°10′N 172°58′E / 3.167°N 172.967°E / 3.167; 172.967 (Butatitari))
1°52′N 173°0′E / 1.867°N 173.000°E / 1.867; 173.000 (Kiribati)  KiribatiAbaiang and Tarawa atolls
1°19′N 173°0′E / 1.317°N 173.000°E / 1.317; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
1°1′N 173°0′E / 1.017°N 173.000°E / 1.017; 173.000 (Kiribati)  KiribatiMaiana atoll
0°50′N 173°0′E / 0.833°N 173.000°E / 0.833; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
34°23′S 173°0′E / 34.383°S 173.000°E / -34.383; 173.000 (New Zealand)  New ZealandNorth IslandNorth Auckland Peninsula, passing close by the island's northernmost point, the Surville Cliffs
34°48′S 173°0′E / 34.800°S 173.000°E / -34.800; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
40°48′S 173°0′E / 40.800°S 173.000°E / -40.800; 173.000 (New Zealand)  New ZealandSouth Island
43°4′S 173°0′E / 43.067°S 173.000°E / -43.067; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPegasus Bay
43°39′S 173°0′E / 43.650°S 173.000°E / -43.650; 173.000 (New Zealand)  New ZealandSouth IslandBanks Peninsula
43°53′S 173°0′E / 43.883°S 173.000°E / -43.883; 173.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 173°0′E / 60.000°S 173.000°E / -60.000; 173.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
77°30′S 173°0′E / 77.500°S 173.000°E / -77.500; 173.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaRoss Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also