168th meridian east

The meridian 168° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude^[1] 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.

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168th meridian east

The 168th meridian east forms a great circle with the 12th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 168°0′E	Arctic Ocean
74°25′N 168°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°56′N 168°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland Kamchatka Krai — from 64°17′N 168°0′E
60°32′N 168°0′E	Bering Sea
54°34′N 168°0′E	Russia	Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island
54°32′N 168°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Kwajalein Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 8°54′N 167°47′E)
8°11′N 168°0′E	Marshall Islands	Namu Atoll
8°7′N 168°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Namdrik Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 168°5′E)
14°12′S 168°0′E	Coral Sea	Passing just west of the island of Méré Lava,  Vanuatu (at 14°25′S 168°1′E) Passing just west of the island of Maewo,  Vanuatu (at 14°55′S 168°5′E)
15°17′S 168°0′E	Vanuatu	Aoba Island
15°19′S 168°0′E	Coral Sea	Passing just west of Pentecost Island,  Vanuatu (at 16°40′S 168°6′E)
16°12′S 168°0′E	Vanuatu	Island of Ambrym
16°19′S 168°0′E	Coral Sea	Passing just east of the island of Malakula,  Vanuatu (at 16°28′S 167°49′E) Passing just west of the island of Epi,  Vanuatu (at 16°41′S 168°7′E) Passing just west of the island of Efate,  Vanuatu (at 17°42′S 168°9′E)
21°27′S 168°0′E	New Caledonia	Island of Maré
21°39′S 168°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of  Norfolk Island (at 29°0′S 168°1′E)
44°19′S 168°0′E	New Zealand	South Island
46°23′S 168°0′E	Foveaux Strait
46°46′S 168°0′E	New Zealand	Stewart Island / Rakiura
47°7′S 168°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 168°0′E	Southern Ocean
71°8′S 168°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°33′S 168°0′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea
77°25′S 168°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 167th meridian east
• 169th meridian east