174th meridian east

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174th meridian east

The meridian 174° 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 174th meridian east forms a great circle with the 6th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 174th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 174°0′E	Arctic Ocean
72°58′N 174°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°51′N 174°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°27′N 174°0′E
61°42′N 174°0′E	Bering Sea
52°44′N 174°0′E	United States	Alaska — Nizki Island
52°43′N 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Abemama atoll, Kiribati (at 0°20′N 173°57′E)
35°7′S 174°0′E	New Zealand	North Island — North Auckland Peninsula
36°16′S 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean
39°5′S 174°0′E	New Zealand	North Island — passing just west of the city of New Plymouth (at 39°4′S 174°4′E)
39°33′S 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean
40°55′S 174°0′E	New Zealand	South Island — passing just east of the town of Blenheim (at 4°31′S 173°58′E)
42°0′S 174°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 174°0′E	Southern Ocean
77°34′S 174°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 173rd meridian east
• 175th meridian east