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.

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179th meridian east

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	Arctic Ocean
71°15′N 179°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island
70°50′N 179°0′E	Chukchi Sea
69°20′N 179°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
64°42′N 179°0′E	Bering Sea	Gulf of Anadyr
63°19′N 179°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
62°20′N 179°0′E	Bering Sea
51°34′N 179°0′E	United States	Alaska — island of Amchitka
51°30′N 179°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Vaitupu,  Tuvalu (at 7°29′S 178°42′E) Passing just west of Funafuti atoll,  Tuvalu (at 8°31′S 179°2′E)
16°28′S 179°0′E	Fiji	Island of Vanua Levu
16°55′S 179°0′E	Koro Sea	Passing just east of the island of Makogai,  Fiji (at 17°26′S 178°59′E)
17°36′S 179°0′E	Fiji	Wakaya Island
17°37′S 179°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of the Bounty Islands,  New Zealand (at 47°42′S 179°2′E) Passing just east of the Antipodes Islands,  New Zealand (at 49°41′S 178°50′E)
60°0′S 179°0′E	Southern Ocean
78°14′S 179°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 178th meridian east
• 180th meridian