176th meridian east

The meridian 176° 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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176th meridian east

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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 176°0′E	Arctic Ocean
72°29′N 176°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°52′N 176°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
62°15′N 176°0′E	Bering Sea	Passing just east of Buldir Island, Alaska,  United States (at 52°21′N 175°58′E)
52°20′N 176°0′E	Pacific Ocean
1°20′S 176°0′E	Kiribati	Beru Island
1°22′S 176°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Tamana,  Kiribati (at 2°31′S 175°59′E) Passing just west of the island of Nanumea,  Tuvalu (at 5°39′S 176°4′E)
37°29′S 176°0′E	New Zealand	Matakana Island and North Island — passing through the country's largest lake, Lake Taupō (at 38°45′S 176°0′E)
41°10′S 176°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 176°0′E	Southern Ocean
77°43′S 176°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 175th meridian east
• 177th meridian east