172nd meridian east

The meridian 172° 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 172nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 8th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 172nd meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 172°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.45°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.45°N, 172°W
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 * 69.98333°N, 172°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62.43333°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.88333°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.88333°N, 172°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.08333°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 53.08333°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Arno Atoll, 🇲🇭 (at 7.11667°N, 171.93333°W)
 * 6.21667°N, 172°W
 * 6.21667°N, 172°W
 * Mili Atoll
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6.03333°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Hunter Island, 🇳🇨 (claimed by 🇻🇺) (at -22.4°N, 172.08333°W) Passing just west of the Three Kings Islands, 🇳🇿 (at -34.16667°N, 172.03333°W)
 * -41.43333°N, 172°W
 * -41.43333°N, 172°W
 * South Island – West Coast and Canterbury regions
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.96667°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.96667°N, 172°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 172°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 172°W
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 * -77.43333°N, 172°W
 * -77.43333°N, 172°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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