171st meridian east

The meridian 171° 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 171st meridian east forms a great circle with the 9th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 171st meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 171°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.68333°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.68333°N, 171°W
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 * 70.08333°N, 171°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62.28333°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.51667°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.51667°N, 171°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.5°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Mejit, 🇲🇭 (at 10.28333°N, 170.88333°W)
 * 8.88333°N, 171°W
 * 8.88333°N, 171°W
 * Maloelap Atoll
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.65°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Aur Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 8.21667°N, 171.01667°W) Passing just west of Majuro Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 7.13333°N, 171.03333°W)
 * -42.68333°N, 171°W
 * -42.68333°N, 171°W
 * South Island — passing just east of the town of Oamaru (at 45.06667°N, 170.96667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -45.08333°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -45.08333°N, 171°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 171°W
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 * -77.33333°N, 171°W
 * -77.33333°N, 171°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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