176th meridian west

The meridian 176° 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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176th meridian west

The 176th meridian west forms a great circle with the 4th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 176th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 176°0′W Arctic Ocean
71°44′N 176°0′W Chukchi Sea Passing just west of Herald Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,  Russia (at 71°25′N 175°46′W)
67°51′N 176°0′W  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
65°23′N 176°0′W Bering Sea
52°4′N 176°0′W  United States Alaska — Great Sitkin Island, Umak Island and Little Tanaga Island
51°48′N 176°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Wallis Island,  Wallis and Futuna (at 13°16′S 176°8′W)
Passing just west of Niuafo'ou Island,  Tonga (at 15°36′S 175°41′W)
Passing just east of 'Ata Island,  Tonga (at 22°20′S 176°11′W)
Passing just east of Chatham Island,  New Zealand (at 43°44′S 176°11′W)
44°13′S 176°0′W  New Zealand Star Keys/Motuhope islands
44°14′S 176°0′W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Pitt Island,  New Zealand (at 44°16′S 176°8′W)
60°0′S 176°0′W Southern Ocean
78°24′S 176°0′W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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