178th meridian west

The meridian 178° 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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178th meridian west

The 178th meridian west forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 178°0′W Arctic Ocean
71°27′N 178°0′W  Russia Chukotka Autonomous OkrugWrangel Island
71°1′N 178°0′W Chukchi Sea
68°26′N 178°0′W  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
65°26′N 178°0′W Bering Sea
51°55′N 178°0′W  United States AlaskaTanaga Island
51°38′N 178°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kure Atoll, Hawaii,  United States (at 28°23′N 178°18′W)
Passing just east of Futuna Island,  Wallis and Futuna (at 14°19′S 178°3′W)
14°20′S 178°0′W  Wallis and Futuna Alofi Island
14°21′S 178°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Vatoa Island,  Fiji (at 19°49′S 178°13′W)
Passing just west of Raoul Island,  New Zealand (at 29°15′S 177°58′W)
60°0′S 178°0′W Southern Ocean
78°24′S 178°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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