173rd meridian east

The meridian 173° 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 173rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 7th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 173°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.2°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73.2°N, 173°W
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 * 69.86667°N, 173°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62.38333°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.41667°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.41667°N, 173°W
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 * 52.98333°N, 173°W
 * 52.98333°N, 173°W
 * Alaska — Attu Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.78333°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.78333°N, 173°W
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 * 3.4°N, 173°W
 * 3.4°N, 173°W
 * Makin Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3.38333°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3.38333°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Butaritari atoll, 🇰🇮 (at 3.16667°N, 172.96667°W)
 * 1.86667°N, 173°W
 * 1.86667°N, 173°W
 * Abaiang and Tarawa atolls
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.31667°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1.31667°N, 173°W
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 * 1.01667°N, 173°W
 * 1.01667°N, 173°W
 * Maiana atoll
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.83333°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 0.83333°N, 173°W
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 * -34.38333°N, 173°W
 * North Island — North Auckland Peninsula, passing close by the island's northernmost point, the Surville Cliffs
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.8°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -34.8°N, 173°W
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 * -40.8°N, 173°W
 * -40.8°N, 173°W
 * South Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.06667°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.06667°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pegasus Bay
 * -43.65°N, 173°W
 * -43.65°N, 173°W
 * South Island — Banks Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.88333°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.88333°N, 173°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 173°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 173°W
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 * -77.5°N, 173°W
 * -77.5°N, 173°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
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