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 |
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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 |
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