169th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 169 The meridian 169° 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 169th meridian east forms a great circle with the 11th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th 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 169 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 10 N 169 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 55 N 169 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69 33 N 169 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chaunskaya Bay |-valign="top" | 69 8 N 169 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 63 58 N 169 0 E type:adm1st Kamchatka Krai Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 63 23 N 169 0 E type:adm1st Chukotka Kamchatka Krai — from 62 57 N 169 0 E type:adm1st Kamchatka Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 34 N 169 0 E type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54 10 N 169 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 14 39 N 169 0 E type:country Marshall Islands ! scope="row" | | Bokak Atoll |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14 35 N 169 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 10 3 N 169 0 E type:country Marshall Islands ! scope="row" | | Likiep Atoll |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 55 N 169 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Ailinglaplap Atoll, (at 7 35 N 168 58 E type:isle Ailinglaplap) Passing just west of Kili Island, (at 5 38 N 169 7 E type:isle Kili) Passing just east of Ebon Atoll, (at 4 38 N 168 46 E type:isle Ebon) Passing just east of the island of Tikopia, (at 12 18 S 168 51 E type:isle Tikopia) |- | 18 41 S 169 0 E type:country Vanuatu ! scope="row" | | Island of Erromango |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18 53 S 169 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Tanna, (at 19 27 S 169 13 E type:isle Tanna) Passing just east of Walpole Island, (at 22 35 S 168 57 E type:isle Walpole Island) |- | 43 51 S 169 0 E type:country New Zealand ! scope="row" | | South Island — passing through the island's southernmost point, Slope Point |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46 40 S 169 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the Hook Keys and Campbell Island, (at 52 33 S 170 0 E type:isle Hook Keys and Campbell Island) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 169 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71 24 S 169 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 29 S 169 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea |- | 77 29 S 169 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 168th meridian east 170th meridian east References collapsed e169 meridian east