179th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 179 The meridian 179° 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, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 179th meridian east forms a great circle with the 1st meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th 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 179 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71 15 N 179 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70 50 N 179 0 E type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 20 N 179 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64 42 N 179 0 E type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Anadyr |- | 63 19 N 179 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62 20 N 179 0 E type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 51 34 N 179 0 E type:country United States ! scope="row" | | Alaska — island of Amchitka |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51 30 N 179 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Vaitupu, (at 7 29 S 178 42 E type:isle Vaitupu) Passing just west of Funafuti atoll, (at 8 31 S 179 2 E type:isle Funafuti) |- | 16 28 S 179 0 E type:country Fiji ! scope="row" | | Island of Vanua Levu |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 16 55 S 179 0 E type:waterbody Koro Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Koro Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Makogai, (at 17 26 S 178 59 E type:isle Makogai) |- | 17 36 S 179 0 E type:country Fiji ! scope="row" | | Wakaya Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17 37 S 179 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Bounty Islands, (at 47 42 S 179 2 E type:isle Bounty Islands) Passing just east of the Antipodes Islands, (at 49 41 S 178 50 E type:isle Antipodes Islands) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 179 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 14 S 179 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency — claimed by |- |} See also 178th meridian east 180th meridian References collapsed e179 meridian east