173rd meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -173 The meridian 173° 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 173rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 7th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian west 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 173 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 48 N 173 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 67 3 N 173 0 W type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64 15 N 173 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 60 34 N 173 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — St. Matthew Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 29 N 173 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 52 6 N 173 0 W type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — Amlia Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52 5 N 173 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Savai'i, (at 13 31 S 172 48 W type:isle Savai'i) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 173 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 28 S 173 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 172nd meridian west 174th meridian west References collapsed w173 meridian west