173rd meridian east

The meridian 173° 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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173rd meridian east

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

From Pole to Pole

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 173°0′E Arctic Ocean
73°12′N 173°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°52′N 173°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°23′N 173°0′E
61°25′N 173°0′E Bering Sea
52°59′N 173°0′E  United States Alaska — Attu Island
52°47′N 173°0′E Pacific Ocean
3°24′N 173°0′E  Kiribati Makin Islands
3°23′N 173°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Butaritari atoll,  Kiribati (at 3°10′N 172°58′E)
1°52′N 173°0′E  Kiribati Abaiang and Tarawa atolls
1°19′N 173°0′E Pacific Ocean
1°1′N 173°0′E  Kiribati Maiana atoll
0°50′N 173°0′E Pacific Ocean
34°23′S 173°0′E  New Zealand North Island — North Auckland Peninsula, passing close by the island's northernmost point, the Surville Cliffs
34°48′S 173°0′E Pacific Ocean
40°48′S 173°0′E  New Zealand South Island
43°4′S 173°0′E Pacific Ocean Pegasus Bay
43°39′S 173°0′E  New Zealand South Island — Banks Peninsula
43°53′S 173°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 173°0′E Southern Ocean
77°30′S 173°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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