179th meridian east
Line of longitude
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The meridian 179° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 179th meridian east forms a great circle with the 1st meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 179°0′E / 90.000°N 179.000°E / 90.000; 179.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°15′N 179°0′E / 71.250°N 179.000°E / 71.250; 179.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island 70°50′N 179°0′E / 70.833°N 179.000°E / 70.833; 179.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 69°20′N 179°0′E / 69.333°N 179.000°E / 69.333; 179.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 64°42′N 179°0′E / 64.700°N 179.000°E / 64.700; 179.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Gulf of Anadyr 63°19′N 179°0′E / 63.317°N 179.000°E / 63.317; 179.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 62°20′N 179°0′E / 62.333°N 179.000°E / 62.333; 179.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 51°34′N 179°0′E / 51.567°N 179.000°E / 51.567; 179.000 (United States) United States
Alaska — island of Amchitka 51°30′N 179°0′E / 51.500°N 179.000°E / 51.500; 179.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Vaitupu, Tuvalu (at 7°29′S 178°42′E / 7.483°S 178.700°E / -7.483; 178.700 (Vaitupu))
Passing just west of Funafuti atoll,Tuvalu (at 8°31′S 179°2′E / 8.517°S 179.033°E / -8.517; 179.033 (Funafuti))
16°28′S 179°0′E / 16.467°S 179.000°E / -16.467; 179.000 (Fiji) Fiji
Island of Vanua Levu 16°55′S 179°0′E / 16.917°S 179.000°E / -16.917; 179.000 (Koro Sea) Koro Sea Passing just east of the island of Makogai, Fiji (at 17°26′S 178°59′E / 17.433°S 178.983°E / -17.433; 178.983 (Makogai))
17°36′S 179°0′E / 17.600°S 179.000°E / -17.600; 179.000 (Fiji) Fiji
Wakaya Island 17°37′S 179°0′E / 17.617°S 179.000°E / -17.617; 179.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the Bounty Islands, New Zealand (at 47°42′S 179°2′E / 47.700°S 179.033°E / -47.700; 179.033 (Bounty Islands))
Passing just east of the Antipodes Islands,New Zealand (at 49°41′S 178°50′E / 49.683°S 178.833°E / -49.683; 178.833 (Antipodes Islands))
60°0′S 179°0′E / 60.000°S 179.000°E / -60.000; 179.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°14′S 179°0′E / 78.233°S 179.000°E / -78.233; 179.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand
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