175th meridian east

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The meridian 175° 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.

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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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N175°0′E / 90.000°N 175.000°E / 90.000; 175.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°44′N175°0′E / 72.733°N 175.000°E / 72.733; 175.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°50′N175°0′E / 69.833°N 175.000°E / 69.833; 175.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
61°58′N175°0′E / 61.967°N 175.000°E / 61.967; 175.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
52°30′N175°0′E / 52.500°N 175.000°E / 52.500; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
1°27′S175°0′E / 1.450°S 175.000°E / -1.450; 175.000 (Kiribati) Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Tabiteuea Atoll
1°28′S175°0′E / 1.467°S 175.000°E / -1.467; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Little Barrier Island, Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (at 36°11′S175°2′E / 36.183°S 175.033°E / -36.183; 175.033 (Little Barrier Island) )
36°46′S175°0′E / 36.767°S 175.000°E / -36.767; 175.000 (New Zealand) Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Waiheke Island and North Island — passing just west of the city of Wanganui (at 39°56′S175°2′E / 39.933°S 175.033°E / -39.933; 175.033 (Wanganui) )
39°57′S175°0′E / 39.950°S 175.000°E / -39.950; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
40°53′S175°0′E / 40.883°S 175.000°E / -40.883; 175.000 (New Zealand) Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand North Island — passing just west of the city of Upper Hutt (at 41°8′S175°1′E / 41.133°S 175.017°E / -41.133; 175.017 (Upper Hutt) )
41°23′S175°0′E / 41.383°S 175.000°E / -41.383; 175.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S175°0′E / 60.000°S 175.000°E / -60.000; 175.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
77°40′S175°0′E / 77.667°S 175.000°E / -77.667; 175.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency — claimed by Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

See also

References

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