171st meridian east

The meridian 171° 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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171st meridian east

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

From Pole to Pole

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 171°0′E Arctic Ocean
73°41′N 171°0′E East Siberian Sea
70°5′N 171°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°17′N 171°0′E
60°31′N 171°0′E Bering Sea
53°30′N 171°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Mejit,  Marshall Islands (at 10°17′N 170°53′E)
8°53′N 171°0′E  Marshall Islands Maloelap Atoll
8°39′N 171°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Aur Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 8°13′N 171°1′E)
Passing just west of Majuro Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 7°8′N 171°2′E)
42°41′S 171°0′E  New Zealand South Island — passing just east of the town of Oamaru (at 45°4′N 170°58′E)
45°5′S 171°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 171°0′E Southern Ocean
77°20′S 171°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

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