169th meridian east

The meridian 169° 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 169th meridian east forms a great circle with the 11th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 169°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.16667°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.16667°N, 169°W
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 * 69.91667°N, 169°W
 * 69.91667°N, 169°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.55°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69.55°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chaunskaya Bay
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 * 69.13333°N, 169°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 63.96667°N, 169°W Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 63.38333°N, 169°W Kamchatka Krai — from 62.95°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.56667°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.56667°N, 169°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.16667°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54.16667°N, 169°W
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 * 14.65°N, 169°W
 * 14.65°N, 169°W
 * Bokak Atoll
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.58333°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 14.58333°N, 169°W
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 * 10.05°N, 169°W
 * 10.05°N, 169°W
 * Likiep Atoll
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9.91667°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Ailinglaplap Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 7.58333°N, 168.96667°W) Passing just west of Kili Island, 🇲🇭 (at 5.63333°N, 169.11667°W) Passing just east of Ebon Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 4.63333°N, 168.76667°W) Passing just east of the island of Tikopia, 🇸🇧 (at -12.3°N, 168.85°W)
 * -18.68333°N, 169°W
 * -18.68333°N, 169°W
 * Island of Erromango
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.88333°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Tanna, 🇻🇺 (at -19.45°N, 169.21667°W) Passing just east of Walpole Island, 🇳🇨 (at -22.58333°N, 168.95°W)
 * -43.85°N, 169°W
 * -43.85°N, 169°W
 * South Island — passing through the island's southernmost point, Slope Point
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -46.66667°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the Hook Keys and Campbell Island, 🇳🇿 (at -52.55°N, 170°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 169°W
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 * -71.4°N, 169°W
 * -71.4°N, 169°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -73.48333°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -73.48333°N, 169°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea
 * -77.48333°N, 169°W
 * -77.48333°N, 169°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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