173rd meridian west

The meridian 173° 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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173rd meridian west

The 173rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 7th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 173°0′W Arctic Ocean
71°48′N 173°0′W Chukchi Sea
67°3′N 173°0′W  Russia Chukotka Autonomous OkrugChukchi Peninsula
64°15′N 173°0′W Bering Sea
60°34′N 173°0′W  United States AlaskaSt. Matthew Island
60°29′N 173°0′W Bering Sea
52°6′N 173°0′W  United States AlaskaAmlia Island
52°5′N 173°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Savai'i,  Samoa (at 13°31′S 172°48′W)
60°0′S 173°0′W Southern Ocean
78°28′S 173°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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