172nd meridian west

Line of longitude -172 The meridian 172° 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 172nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 8th meridian east. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 172nd meridian west passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" width="115" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 172 0 W type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71 49 N 172 0 W type:waterbody Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 57 N 172 0 W type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65 28 N 172 0 W type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Arakamchechen Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, (at 64 45 N 172 3 W type:isle Arakamchechen Island) Passing just east of Cape Chaplino, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, (at 64 24 N 172 13 W type:landmark Cape Chaplino) Passing just west of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, (at 63 29 N 171 51 W type:isle St. Lawrence Island) Passing just east of St. Matthew Island, Alaska, (at 60 19 N 172 12 W type:isle St. Matthew Island) Passing just east of Seguam Island, Alaska, (at 52 20 N 172 17 W type:isle Seguam Island) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52 22 N 172 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Laysan, Hawaii, (at 25 46 N 171 43 W type:isle Laysan) Passing just west of Kanton Island, (at 2 46 S 171 43 W type:isle Kanton Island) Passing just east of Orona atoll, (at 4 30 S 172 8 W type:isle Orona) Passing just west of Nukunonu atoll, (at 9 7 S 171 52 W type:isle Nukunonu) Passing just east of the island of Savai'i, (at 13 39 S 172 10 W type:isle Savai'i) |- | 13 49 S 172 0 W type:country Samoa ! scope="row" | | Island of Upolu |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 13 55 S 172 0 W type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 172 0 W type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 28 S 172 0 W type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency, claimed by |- |} See also 171st meridian west 173rd meridian west References collapsed w172 meridian west