168th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 168 The meridian 168° 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 168th meridian east forms a great circle with the 12th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th 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 168 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 25 N 168 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 69 56 N 168 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland Kamchatka Krai — from 64 17 N 168 0 E type:adm1st Kamchatka Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 32 N 168 0 E type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 54 34 N 168 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54 32 N 168 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Kwajalein Atoll, (at 8 54 N 167 47 E type:isle Kwajalein) |- | 8 11 N 168 0 E type:country Marshall Islands ! scope="row" | | Namu Atoll |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 7 N 168 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Namdrik Atoll, (at 5 38 N 168 5 E type:isle Namdrik) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14 12 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Méré Lava, (at 14 25 S 168 1 E type:isle Méré Lava) Passing just west of the island of Maewo, (at 14 55 S 168 5 E type:isle Maewo) |- | 15 17 S 168 0 E type:country Vanuatu ! scope="row" | | Aoba Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 15 19 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Pentecost Island, (at 16 40 S 168 6 E type:isle Pentecost Island) |- | 16 12 S 168 0 E type:country Vanuatu ! scope="row" | | Island of Ambrym |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16 19 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Malakula, (at 16 28 S 167 49 E type:isle Malakula) Passing just west of the island of Epi, (at 16 41 S 168 7 E type:isle Epi) Passing just west of the island of Efate, (at 17 42 S 168 9 E type:isle Efate) |- | 21 27 S 168 0 E type:country New Caledonia ! scope="row" | | Island of Maré |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 21 39 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of (at 29 0 S 168 1 E type:isle Norfolk Island) |- | 44 19 S 168 0 E type:country New Zealand ! scope="row" | | South Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46 23 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Foveaux Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foveaux Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 46 46 S 168 0 E type:country New Zealand ! scope="row" | | Stewart Island / Rakiura |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47 7 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71 8 S 168 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 33 S 168 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea |- | 77 25 S 168 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 167th meridian east 169th meridian east References collapsed e168 meridian east