178th meridian west
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The meridian 178° west 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 178th meridian west forms a great circle 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:
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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. Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chukchi 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United States Alaska — Tanaga Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just east of Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna (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. Wallis and Futuna Alofi Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Vatoa Island, Fiji (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of Raoul Island, New Zealand (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. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand