174th meridian east

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174th meridian east

The meridian 174° 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 174th meridian east forms a great circle with the 6th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 174th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 174°0′E / 90.000°N 174.000°E / 90.000; 174.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°58′N 174°0′E / 72.967°N 174.000°E / 72.967; 174.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°51′N 174°0′E / 69.850°N 174.000°E / 69.850; 174.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°27′N 174°0′E / 62.450°N 174.000°E / 62.450; 174.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
61°42′N 174°0′E / 61.700°N 174.000°E / 61.700; 174.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
52°44′N 174°0′E / 52.733°N 174.000°E / 52.733; 174.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Nizki Island
52°43′N 174°0′E / 52.717°N 174.000°E / 52.717; 174.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Abemama atoll,  Kiribati (at 0°20′N 173°57′E / 0.333°N 173.950°E / 0.333; 173.950 (Abemama))
35°7′S 174°0′E / 35.117°S 174.000°E / -35.117; 174.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island — North Auckland Peninsula
36°16′S 174°0′E / 36.267°S 174.000°E / -36.267; 174.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
39°5′S 174°0′E / 39.083°S 174.000°E / -39.083; 174.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island — passing just west of the city of New Plymouth (at 39°4′S 174°4′E / 39.067°S 174.067°E / -39.067; 174.067 (New Plymouth))
39°33′S 174°0′E / 39.550°S 174.000°E / -39.550; 174.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
40°55′S 174°0′E / 40.917°S 174.000°E / -40.917; 174.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island — passing just east of the town of Blenheim (at 4°31′S 173°58′E / 4.517°S 173.967°E / -4.517; 173.967 (Blenheim))
42°0′S 174°0′E / 42.000°S 174.000°E / -42.000; 174.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 174°0′E / 60.000°S 174.000°E / -60.000; 174.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°34′S 174°0′E / 77.567°S 174.000°E / -77.567; 174.000 (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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