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168th meridian east

Line of longitude

The meridian 168° 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.

The 168th meridian east forms a great circle with the 12th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th meridian east passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland Kamchatka Krai — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | Namu Atoll |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Maewo, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Aoba Island |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | Island of Ambrym |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Epi, (at ) Passing just west of the island of Efate, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Island of Maré |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

South Island
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Stewart Island / Rakiura
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Ross Dependency, claimed by
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Ross Dependency, claimed by
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References

"What is longitude?".

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