176th meridian west

Line across the Earth
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176th meridian west ()

The meridian 176° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 176th meridian west forms a great circle with the 4th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 176th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 176°0′W / 90.000°N 176.000°W / 90.000; -176.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°44′N 176°0′W / 71.733°N 176.000°W / 71.733; -176.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea Passing just west of Herald Island, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,  Russia (at 71°25′N 175°46′W / 71.417°N 175.767°W / 71.417; -175.767 (Herald Island))
67°51′N 176°0′W / 67.850°N 176.000°W / 67.850; -176.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
65°23′N 176°0′W / 65.383°N 176.000°W / 65.383; -176.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
52°4′N 176°0′W / 52.067°N 176.000°W / 52.067; -176.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Great Sitkin Island, Umak Island and Little Tanaga Island
51°48′N 176°0′W / 51.800°N 176.000°W / 51.800; -176.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Wallis Island,  Wallis and Futuna (at 13°16′S 176°8′W / 13.267°S 176.133°W / -13.267; -176.133 (Wallis Island))
Passing just west of Niuafo'ou Island,  Tonga (at 15°36′S 175°41′W / 15.600°S 175.683°W / -15.600; -175.683 (Niuafo'ou))
Passing just east of 'Ata Island,  Tonga (at 22°20′S 176°11′W / 22.333°S 176.183°W / -22.333; -176.183 ('Ata))
Passing just east of Chatham Island,  New Zealand (at 43°44′S 176°11′W / 43.733°S 176.183°W / -43.733; -176.183 (Chatham Island))
44°13′S 176°0′W / 44.217°S 176.000°W / -44.217; -176.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Star Keys/Motuhope islands
44°14′S 176°0′W / 44.233°S 176.000°W / -44.233; -176.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Pitt Island,  New Zealand (at 44°16′S 176°8′W / 44.267°S 176.133°W / -44.267; -176.133 (Pitt Island))
60°0′S 176°0′W / 60.000°S 176.000°W / -60.000; -176.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
78°24′S 176°0′W / 78.400°S 176.000°W / -78.400; -176.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

References

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