179th meridian west

Line of longitude August 2025 -179 The meridian 179° 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 179th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 1st meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" width="110" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 179 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 71 36 N 179 0 W type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70 55 N 179 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 68 47 N 179 0 W type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66 10 N 179 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Gareloi Island, Alaska, (at 51 47 N 178 52 W type:isle Gareloi Island) Passing just east of Unalga Island, Alaska, (at 51 35 N 179 1 W type:isle Unalga Island) Passing just west of Kavalga Island, Alaska, (at 51 34 N 178 51 W type:isle Kavalga Island) Passing just west of Ulak Island, Alaska, (at 51 22 N 178 59 W type:isle Ulak Island) Passing just east of Amatignak Island, Alaska, (at 51 15 N 179 3 W type:isle Unalga Island) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51 17 N 179 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Qelelevu, (at 16 5 S 179 9 W type:isle Qelelevu) |- | 17 10 S 179 0 W type:country Fiji ! scope="row" | | Island of Vanua Balavu |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17 12 S 179 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Mago, (at 17 27 S 179 8 W type:isle Mago) Passing just west of the island of Tuvuca, (at 17 40 S 178 50 W type:isle Tuvuca) Passing just east of the island of Nayau, (at 18 0 S 179 2 W type:isle Nayau) Passing just west of the island of Lakeba, (at 18 12 S 178 50 W type:isle Lakeba) Passing just west of the island of Vuaqava, (at 18 53 S 178 55 W type:isle Vuaqava) Passing just west of the island of Kabara, (at 18 57 S 178 59 W type:isle Kabara) Passing just west of the island of Ono-i-Lau, (at 20 39 S 178 44 W type:isle Kabara) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 179 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 19 S 179 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 178th meridian west 180th meridian References collapsed w179 meridian west