170th meridian west

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.

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170th meridian west (interactive map)

The 170th meridian west forms a great ellipse with the 10th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

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 (at 57°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 (at 56°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 (at 19°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, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

• 169th meridian west
• 171st meridian west

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