167th meridian east

The meridian 167° 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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167th meridian east

The 167th meridian east forms a great circle with the 13th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 167th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 167°0′E Arctic Ocean
74°39′N 167°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°29′N 167°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°33′N 167°0′E
60°18′N 167°0′E Bering Sea
54°45′N 167°0′E Pacific Ocean
11°28′N 167°0′E  Marshall Islands Rongelap Atoll
11°22′N 167°0′E Pacific Ocean
9°19′N 167°0′E  Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll
9°14′N 167°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of  Nauru (at 0°31′S 166°56′E)
9°48′S 167°0′E Coral Sea Passing just west of the Duff Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 9°50′S 167°6′E)
Passing just east of the Vanikolo Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 11°38′S 166°59′E)
Passing just east of the Torres Islands,  Vanuatu (at 13°25′S 166°42′E)
Passing just west of the Banks Islands,  Vanuatu (at 13°31′S 167°17′E)
14°56′S 167°0′E  Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo
15°35′S 167°0′E Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Malo,  Vanuatu (at 15°40′S 167°4′E)
Passing just west of the island of Malakula,  Vanuatu (at 16°5′S 167°9′E)
Passing just west of the island of Lifou,  New Caledonia (at 20°55′S 167°1′E)
22°14′S 167°0′E  New Caledonia
22°20′S 167°0′E Coral Sea
23°15′S 167°0′E Pacific Ocean
45°7′S 167°0′E  New Zealand South Island
46°13′S 167°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 167°0′E Southern Ocean
70°48′S 167°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°36′S 167°0′E Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°17′S 167°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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