171st meridian west

The meridian 171° 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.

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

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 171st meridian west 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;" | 71.83333°N, -171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71.83333°N, -171°W
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 * 66.53333°N, -171°W
 * 66.53333°N, -171°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.48333°N, -171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 65.48333°N, -171°W
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 * 63.58333°N, -171°W
 * 63.58333°N, -171°W
 * Alaska — St. Lawrence Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 63.41667°N, -171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Chagulak Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 52.56667°N, -171.1°W) Passing just west of Yunaska Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 52.55°N, -170.85°W)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.53333°N, -171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Enderbury Island, 🇰🇮 (at -3.13333°N, -171.06667°W) Passing just west of Rawaki Island, 🇰🇮 (at -3.71667°N, -170.71667°W) Passing just east of Manra Island, 🇰🇮 (at -4.45°N, -171.21667°W) Passing just east of Fakaofo atoll, 🇹🇰 (at -9.35°N, -171.18333°W) Passing just east of Swains Island, 🇦🇸 (claimed by 🇹🇰) (at -11.05°N, -171.05°W) Passing just west of the island of Tutuila, 🇦🇸 (at -14.31667°N, -170.85°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -171°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -171°W
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 * -78.48333°N, -171°W
 * -78.48333°N, -171°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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