169th meridian east

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169th meridian east

The meridian 169° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 169th meridian east forms a great circle with the 11th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 169°0′E / 90.000°N 169.000°E / 90.000; 169.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°10′N 169°0′E / 74.167°N 169.000°E / 74.167; 169.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°55′N 169°0′E / 69.917°N 169.000°E / 69.917; 169.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island
69°33′N 169°0′E / 69.550°N 169.000°E / 69.550; 169.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Chaunskaya Bay
69°8′N 169°0′E / 69.133°N 169.000°E / 69.133; 169.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 63°58′N 169°0′E / 63.967°N 169.000°E / 63.967; 169.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 63°23′N 169°0′E / 63.383°N 169.000°E / 63.383; 169.000 (Chukotka)
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°57′N 169°0′E / 62.950°N 169.000°E / 62.950; 169.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
60°34′N 169°0′E / 60.567°N 169.000°E / 60.567; 169.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
54°10′N 169°0′E / 54.167°N 169.000°E / 54.167; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
14°39′N 169°0′E / 14.650°N 169.000°E / 14.650; 169.000 (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Bokak Atoll
14°35′N 169°0′E / 14.583°N 169.000°E / 14.583; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
10°3′N 169°0′E / 10.050°N 169.000°E / 10.050; 169.000 (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Likiep Atoll
9°55′N 169°0′E / 9.917°N 169.000°E / 9.917; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Ailinglaplap Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 7°35′N 168°58′E / 7.583°N 168.967°E / 7.583; 168.967 (Ailinglaplap))
Passing just west of Kili Island,  Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 169°7′E / 5.633°N 169.117°E / 5.633; 169.117 (Kili))
Passing just east of Ebon Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 4°38′N 168°46′E / 4.633°N 168.767°E / 4.633; 168.767 (Ebon))
Passing just east of the island of Tikopia,  Solomon Islands (at 12°18′S 168°51′E / 12.300°S 168.850°E / -12.300; 168.850 (Tikopia))
18°41′S 169°0′E / 18.683°S 169.000°E / -18.683; 169.000 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Erromango
18°53′S 169°0′E / 18.883°S 169.000°E / -18.883; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Tanna,  Vanuatu (at 19°27′S 169°13′E / 19.450°S 169.217°E / -19.450; 169.217 (Tanna))
Passing just east of Walpole Island,  New Caledonia (at 22°35′S 168°57′E / 22.583°S 168.950°E / -22.583; 168.950 (Walpole Island))
43°51′S 169°0′E / 43.850°S 169.000°E / -43.850; 169.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island — passing through the island's southernmost point, Slope Point
46°40′S 169°0′E / 46.667°S 169.000°E / -46.667; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the Hook Keys and Campbell Island,  New Zealand (at 52°33′S 170°0′E / 52.550°S 170.000°E / -52.550; 170.000 (Hook Keys and Campbell Island))
60°0′S 169°0′E / 60.000°S 169.000°E / -60.000; 169.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
71°24′S 169°0′E / 71.400°S 169.000°E / -71.400; 169.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°29′S 169°0′E / 73.483°S 169.000°E / -73.483; 169.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°29′S 169°0′E / 77.483°S 169.000°E / -77.483; 169.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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