170th meridian west

Line of longitude June 2025 -170 The meridian 170° west 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, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 170th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 10th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 170th meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" width="120" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 170 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 50 N 170 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66 33 N 170 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 11 N 170 0 W type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66 2 N 170 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 63 28 N 170 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — St. Lawrence Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63 9 N 170 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Alaska, (at 57 14 N 170 5 W type:isle St. Paul Island) Passing just west of St. George Island, Alaska, (at 56 36 N 169 46 W type:isle St. George Island) |- | 52 54 N 170 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Carlisle Island and Chuginadak Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52 48 N 170 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of (at 19 4 S 169 57 W type:isle Niue) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 170 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 29 S 170 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 169th meridian west 171st meridian west References collapsed w170 meridian west