175th meridian east

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175th meridian east

The meridian 175° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 175th meridian east forms a great circle with the 5th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 175th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 175°0′E / 90.000°N 175.000°E / 90.000; 175.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°44′N 175°0′E / 72.733°N 175.000°E / 72.733; 175.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°50′N 175°0′E / 69.833°N 175.000°E / 69.833; 175.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
61°58′N 175°0′E / 61.967°N 175.000°E / 61.967; 175.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
52°30′N 175°0′E / 52.500°N 175.000°E / 52.500; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
1°27′S 175°0′E / 1.450°S 175.000°E / -1.450; 175.000 (Kiribati)  Kiribati Tabiteuea Atoll
1°28′S 175°0′E / 1.467°S 175.000°E / -1.467; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Little Barrier Island,  New Zealand (at 36°11′S 175°2′E / 36.183°S 175.033°E / -36.183; 175.033 (Little Barrier Island))
36°46′S 175°0′E / 36.767°S 175.000°E / -36.767; 175.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Waiheke Island and North Island — passing just west of the city of Wanganui (at 39°56′S 175°2′E / 39.933°S 175.033°E / -39.933; 175.033 (Wanganui))
39°57′S 175°0′E / 39.950°S 175.000°E / -39.950; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
40°53′S 175°0′E / 40.883°S 175.000°E / -40.883; 175.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island — passing just west of the city of Upper Hutt (at 41°8′S 175°1′E / 41.133°S 175.017°E / -41.133; 175.017 (Upper Hutt))
41°23′S 175°0′E / 41.383°S 175.000°E / -41.383; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 175°0′E / 60.000°S 175.000°E / -60.000; 175.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°40′S 175°0′E / 77.667°S 175.000°E / -77.667; 175.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency — claimed by  New Zealand

See also

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