178th meridian west

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The meridian 178° 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.

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The 178th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 2nd meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N178°0′W / 90.000°N 178.000°W / 90.000; -178.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
71°27′N178°0′W / 71.450°N 178.000°W / 71.450; -178.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island
71°1′N178°0′W / 71.017°N 178.000°W / 71.017; -178.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
68°26′N178°0′W / 68.433°N 178.000°W / 68.433; -178.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
65°26′N178°0′W / 65.433°N 178.000°W / 65.433; -178.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
51°55′N178°0′W / 51.917°N 178.000°W / 51.917; -178.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alaska — Tanaga Island
51°38′N178°0′W / 51.633°N 178.000°W / 51.633; -178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (at 28°23′N178°18′W / 28.383°N 178.300°W / 28.383; -178.300 (Kure) )
Passing just east of Futuna Island, Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna (at 14°19′S178°3′W / 14.317°S 178.050°W / -14.317; -178.050 (Futuna) )
14°20′S178°0′W / 14.333°S 178.000°W / -14.333; -178.000 (Wallis & Futuna) Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna Alofi Island
14°21′S178°0′W / 14.350°S 178.000°W / -14.350; -178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Vatoa Island, Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (at 19°49′S178°13′W / 19.817°S 178.217°W / -19.817; -178.217 (Vatoa) )
Passing just west of Raoul Island, Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (at 29°15′S177°58′W / 29.250°S 177.967°W / -29.250; -177.967 (Raoul Island) )
60°0′S178°0′W / 60.000°S 178.000°W / -60.000; -178.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
78°24′S178°0′W / 78.400°S 178.000°W / -78.400; -178.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

See also

References

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