171st meridian west

The meridian 171° west 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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171st meridian west

The 171st meridian west forms a great circle with the 9th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 171st meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 171°0′W Arctic Ocean
71°50′N 171°0′W Chukchi Sea
66°32′N 171°0′W  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
65°29′N 171°0′W Bering Sea
63°35′N 171°0′W  United States Alaska — St. Lawrence Island
63°25′N 171°0′W Bering Sea Passing just east of Chagulak Island, Alaska,  United States (at 52°34′N 171°6′W)
Passing just west of Yunaska Island, Alaska,  United States (at 52°33′N 170°51′W)
52°32′N 171°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Enderbury Island,  Kiribati (at 3°8′S 171°4′W)
Passing just west of Rawaki Island,  Kiribati (at 3°43′S 170°43′W)
Passing just east of Manra Island,  Kiribati (at 4°27′S 171°13′W)
Passing just east of Fakaofo atoll,  Tokelau (at 9°21′S 171°11′W)
Passing just east of Swains Island,  American Samoa (claimed by  Tokelau) (at 11°3′S 171°3′W)
Passing just west of the island of Tutuila,  American Samoa (at 14°19′S 170°51′W)
60°0′S 171°0′W Southern Ocean
78°29′S 171°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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