176th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -176 The meridian 176° west of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 1 July 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 176th meridian west forms a great circle with the 4th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 176th 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 176 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 44 N 176 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Herald Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, (at 71 25 N 175 46 W type:isle Herald Island) |- | 67 51 N 176 0 W type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65 23 N 176 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 52 4 N 176 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Great Sitkin Island, Umak Island and Little Tanaga Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51 48 N 176 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Wallis Island, (at 13 16 S 176 8 W type:isle Wallis Island) Passing just west of Niuafo'ou Island, (at 15 36 S 175 41 W type:isle Niuafo'ou) Passing just east of 'Ata Island, (at 22 20 S 176 11 W type:isle 'Ata) Passing just east of Chatham Island, (at 43 44 S 176 11 W type:isle Chatham Island) |- | 44 13 S 176 0 W type:country New Zealand ! scope="row" | | Star Keys/Motuhope islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44 14 S 176 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Pitt Island, (at 44 16 S 176 8 W type:isle Pitt Island) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 176 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 24 S 176 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 175th meridian west 177th meridian west References collapsed w176 meridian west