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170th meridian east

Line of longitude

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.

The 170th meridian east forms a great ellipse 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:

:{| 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" | | Anadyr Highlands, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Utirik Atoll, (at ) Passing just east of Ailuk Atoll, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Wotje Atoll and Erikub Atoll |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Futuna island, (at ) Passing just east of Anatom island, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | South Island |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Ross Dependency, claimed by
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References

"What is longitude?".

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