169th meridian east

The meridian 169° 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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169th meridian east

The 169th meridian east forms a great circle with the 11th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 169°0′E Arctic Ocean
74°10′N 169°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°55′N 169°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island
69°33′N 169°0′E East Siberian Sea Chaunskaya Bay
69°8′N 169°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 63°58′N 169°0′E
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 63°23′N 169°0′E
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°57′N 169°0′E
60°34′N 169°0′E Bering Sea
54°10′N 169°0′E Pacific Ocean
14°39′N 169°0′E  Marshall Islands Bokak Atoll
14°35′N 169°0′E Pacific Ocean
10°3′N 169°0′E  Marshall Islands Likiep Atoll
9°55′N 169°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Ailinglaplap Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 7°35′N 168°58′E)
Passing just west of Kili Island,  Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 169°7′E)
Passing just east of Ebon Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 4°38′N 168°46′E)
Passing just east of the island of Tikopia,  Solomon Islands (at 12°18′S 168°51′E)
18°41′S 169°0′E  Vanuatu Island of Erromango
18°53′S 169°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Tanna,  Vanuatu (at 19°27′S 169°13′E)
Passing just east of Walpole Island,  New Caledonia (at 22°35′S 168°57′E)
43°51′S 169°0′E  New Zealand South Island — passing through the island's southernmost point, Slope Point
46°40′S 169°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing between the Hook Keys and Campbell Island,  New Zealand (at 52°33′S 170°0′E)
60°0′S 169°0′E Southern Ocean
71°24′S 169°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°29′S 169°0′E Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°29′S 169°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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