168th meridian east

The meridian 168° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 168°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.41667°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.41667°N, 168°W
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 * 69.93333°N, 168°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland Kamchatka Krai — from 64.28333°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.53333°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.53333°N, 168°W
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 * 54.56667°N, 168°W
 * 54.56667°N, 168°W
 * Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.53333°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Kwajalein Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 8.9°N, 167.78333°W)
 * 8.18333°N, 168°W
 * 8.18333°N, 168°W
 * Namu Atoll
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.11667°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Namdrik Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 5.63333°N, 168.08333°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -14.2°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Méré Lava, 🇻🇺 (at -14.41667°N, 168.01667°W) Passing just west of the island of Maewo, 🇻🇺 (at -14.91667°N, 168.08333°W)
 * -15.28333°N, 168°W
 * -15.28333°N, 168°W
 * Aoba Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -15.31667°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Pentecost Island, 🇻🇺 (at -16.66667°N, 168.1°W)
 * -16.2°N, 168°W
 * -16.2°N, 168°W
 * Island of Ambrym
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.31667°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Malakula, 🇻🇺 (at -16.46667°N, 167.81667°W) Passing just west of the island of Epi, 🇻🇺 (at -16.68333°N, 168.11667°W) Passing just west of the island of Efate, 🇻🇺 (at -17.7°N, 168.15°W)
 * -21.45°N, 168°W
 * -21.45°N, 168°W
 * Island of Maré
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -21.65°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of 🇳🇫 (at -29°N, 168.01667°W)
 * -44.31667°N, 168°W
 * -44.31667°N, 168°W
 * South Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -46.38333°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -46.38333°N, 168°W
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 * -46.76667°N, 168°W
 * -46.76667°N, 168°W
 * Stewart Island/Rakiura
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -47.11667°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -47.11667°N, 168°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 168°W
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 * -71.13333°N, 168°W
 * -71.13333°N, 168°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -73.55°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -73.55°N, 168°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea
 * -77.41667°N, 168°W
 * -77.41667°N, 168°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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