174th meridian east

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174th meridian east

The meridian 174° 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.

The 174th meridian east forms a great circle with the 6th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 174th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
East Siberian Sea
 Russia
Bering Sea
 United States Alaska - Nizki Island
Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Abemama atoll,  Kiribati
 New Zealand North Island - North Auckland Peninsula
Pacific Ocean
 New Zealand North Island
Pacific Ocean
 New Zealand South Island
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also