178th meridian east

Line of longitude June 2025 178 The meridian 178° 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, New Zealand, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 178th meridian east forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th 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 178 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 0 N 178 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 69 28 N 178 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64 41 N 178 0 E type:waterbody Anadyrskiy Liman ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Anadyrskiy Liman | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 64 12 N 178 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62 32 N 178 0 E type:waterbody Bering Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Segula Island, Alaska, (at 52 1 N 178 5 E type:isle Segula Island) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51 55 N 178 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 17 24 S 178 0 E type:country Fiji ! scope="row" | | Island of Viti Levu |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18 15 S 178 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 18 22 S 178 0 E type:country Fiji ! scope="row" | | Island of Yanutha |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 18 23 S 178 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 19 6 S 178 0 E type:country Fiji ! scope="row" | | Kadavu Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 19 9 S 178 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 37 32 S 178 0 E type:country New Zealand ! scope="row" | | North Island — passing through the city of Gisborne (at 38 39 S 178 0 E type:city Gisborne) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 40 S 178 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 178 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 78 4 S 178 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Ross Dependency — claimed by |- |} See also 177th meridian east 179th meridian east References collapsed e178 meridian east