170th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 170 The meridian 170° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en 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 170th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 10th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 170th meridian east passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 170 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 56 N 170 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 68 47 N 170 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Anadyr Highlands, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62 40 N 170 0 E type:adm1st Kamchatka Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 4 N 170 0 E type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53 50 N 170 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Bikar Atoll, (at 12 14 N 170 4 E type:isle Bikar) Passing just east of Utirik Atoll, (at 11 14 N 169 52 E type:isle Utirik) Passing just east of Ailuk Atoll, (at 10 14 N 169 59 E type:isle Ailuk) |- | 9 31 N 170 0 E type:country Marshall Islands ! scope="row" | | Wotje Atoll and Erikub Atoll |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 4 N 170 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Anuta island, (at 11 36 S 169 51 E type:isle Anuta) Passing just west of Futuna island, (at 19 31 S 170 12 E type:isle Futuna) Passing just east of Anatom island, (at 20 12 S 169 54 E type:isle Anatom) |- | 43 20 S 170 0 E type:country New Zealand ! scope="row" | | South Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46 15 S 170 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Campbell Island, (at 52 33 S 169 16 E type:isle Campbell Island) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 170 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71 38 S 170 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 43 S 170 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea — passing just east of Coulman Island (at 73 32 S 169 55 E type:isle Coulman Island) |- | 77 21 S 170 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 169th meridian east 171st meridian east References collapsed e170 meridian east