178th meridian east

The meridian 178° 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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178th meridian east

The 178th meridian east forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 178°0′E	Arctic Ocean
72°0′N 178°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°28′N 178°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
64°41′N 178°0′E	Anadyrskiy Liman
64°12′N 178°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
62°32′N 178°0′E	Bering Sea	Passing just west of Segula Island, Alaska,  United States (at 52°1′N 178°5′E)
51°55′N 178°0′E	Pacific Ocean
17°24′S 178°0′E	Fiji	Island of Viti Levu
18°15′S 178°0′E	Pacific Ocean
18°22′S 178°0′E	Fiji	Island of Yanutha
18°23′S 178°0′E	Pacific Ocean
19°6′S 178°0′E	Fiji	Kadavu Island
19°9′S 178°0′E	Pacific Ocean
37°32′S 178°0′E	New Zealand	North Island — passing through the city of Gisborne (at 38°39′S 178°0′E)
38°40′S 178°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 178°0′E	Southern Ocean
78°4′S 178°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 177th meridian east
• 179th meridian east