176th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 176° 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 176th meridian east forms a great circle with the 4th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 176th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 176°0′E / 90.000°N 176.000°E / 90.000; 176.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 72°29′N 176°0′E / 72.483°N 176.000°E / 72.483; 176.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°52′N 176°0′E / 69.867°N 176.000°E / 69.867; 176.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 62°15′N 176°0′E / 62.250°N 176.000°E / 62.250; 176.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just east of Buldir Island, Alaska, United States (at 52°21′N 175°58′E / 52.350°N 175.967°E / 52.350; 175.967 (Buldir Island))
52°20′N 176°0′E / 52.333°N 176.000°E / 52.333; 176.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 1°20′S 176°0′E / 1.333°S 176.000°E / -1.333; 176.000 (Kiribati) Kiribati
Beru Island 1°22′S 176°0′E / 1.367°S 176.000°E / -1.367; 176.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tamana, Kiribati (at 2°31′S 175°59′E / 2.517°S 175.983°E / -2.517; 175.983 (Tamana))
Passing just west of the island of Nanumea,Tuvalu (at 5°39′S 176°4′E / 5.650°S 176.067°E / -5.650; 176.067 (Nanumea))
37°29′S 176°0′E / 37.483°S 176.000°E / -37.483; 176.000 (New Zealand) New Zealand
Matakana Island and North Island — passing through the country's largest lake, Lake Taupō (at 38°45′S 176°0′E / 38.750°S 176.000°E / -38.750; 176.000 (Lake Taupo)) 41°10′S 176°0′E / 41.167°S 176.000°E / -41.167; 176.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 176°0′E / 60.000°S 176.000°E / -60.000; 176.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°43′S 176°0′E / 77.717°S 176.000°E / -77.717; 176.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand
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