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170th meridian west






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170th meridian west
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    • The meridian 170° 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 170th meridian west forms a great circle with the 10th meridian east.

    From Pole to Pole

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    Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 170th meridian west passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
    90°0′N 170°0′W / 90.000°N 170.000°W / 90.000; -170.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
    71°50′N 170°0′W / 71.833°N 170.000°W / 71.833; -170.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
    66°33′N 170°0′W / 66.550°N 170.000°W / 66.550; -170.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
    66°11′N 170°0′W / 66.183°N 170.000°W / 66.183; -170.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
    66°2′N 170°0′W / 66.033°N 170.000°W / 66.033; -170.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
    63°28′N 170°0′W / 63.467°N 170.000°W / 63.467; -170.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — St. Lawrence Island
    63°9′N 170°0′W / 63.150°N 170.000°W / 63.150; -170.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Alaska,  United States (at57°14′N 170°5′W / 57.233°N 170.083°W / 57.233; -170.083 (St. Paul Island))
    Passing just west of St. George Island, Alaska,  United States (at56°36′N 169°46′W / 56.600°N 169.767°W / 56.600; -169.767 (St. George Island))
    52°54′N 170°0′W / 52.900°N 170.000°W / 52.900; -170.000 (United States)  United States Alaska — Carlisle Island and Chuginadak Island
    52°48′N 170°0′W / 52.800°N 170.000°W / 52.800; -170.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of  Niue (at19°4′S 169°57′W / 19.067°S 169.950°W / -19.067; -169.950 (Niue))
    60°0′S 170°0′W / 60.000°S 170.000°W / -60.000; -170.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
    78°29′S 170°0′W / 78.483°S 170.000°W / -78.483; -170.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimedby New Zealand

    See also

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