176th meridian west

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176th meridian west

The meridian 176° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 176th meridian west forms a great circle with the 4th meridian east.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 176th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
Chukchi Sea Passing just west of Herald Island,  Russia
 Russia Chukchi Peninsula
Bering Sea
 United States Alaska - Great Sitkin Island, Umak Island and Little Tanaga Island
Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Wallis Island,  Wallis and Futuna
Passing just west of Niuafo'ou Island,  Tonga
Passing just east of Ata Island,  Tonga
Passing just east of Chatham Island/Rekohu,  New Zealand
 New Zealand Star Keys/Motuhope islands
Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Pitt Island,  New Zealand
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also