174th meridian east

The meridian 174° 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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174th meridian east

The 174th meridian east forms a great circle with the 6th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 174th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 174°0′E	Arctic Ocean
72°58′N 174°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°51′N 174°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°27′N 174°0′E
61°42′N 174°0′E	Bering Sea
52°44′N 174°0′E	United States	Alaska — Nizki Island
52°43′N 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Abemama atoll,  Kiribati (at 0°20′N 173°57′E)
35°7′S 174°0′E	New Zealand	North Island — North Auckland Peninsula
36°16′S 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean
39°5′S 174°0′E	New Zealand	North Island — passing just west of the city of New Plymouth (at 39°4′S 174°4′E)
39°33′S 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean
40°55′S 174°0′E	New Zealand	South Island — passing just east of the town of Blenheim (at 4°31′S 173°58′E)
42°0′S 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 174°0′E	Southern Ocean
77°34′S 174°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 173rd meridian east
• 175th meridian east