176th meridian east
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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:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Passing just east of Buldir Island, Alaska, United States (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kiribati Beru Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Tamana, Kiribati (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of the island of Nanumea, Tuvalu (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. New Zealand Matakana Island and North Island — passing through the country's largest lake, Lake Taupo (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand