174th meridian east

The meridian 174° 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 174th meridian east forms a great circle with the 6th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 174th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.96667°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72.96667°N, 174°W
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 * 69.85°N, 174°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.7°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.7°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 52.73333°N, 174°W
 * 52.73333°N, 174°W
 * Alaska — Nizki Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.71667°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 52.71667°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Abemama atoll, 🇰🇮 (at 0.33333°N, 173.95°W)
 * -35.11667°N, 174°W
 * -35.11667°N, 174°W
 * North Island — North Auckland Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -36.26667°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -36.26667°N, 174°W
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 * -39.08333°N, 174°W
 * North Island — passing just west of the city of New Plymouth (at -39.06667°N, 174.06667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -39.55°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -39.55°N, 174°W
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 * -40.91667°N, 174°W
 * South Island — passing just east of the town of Blenheim (at -4.51667°N, 173.96667°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -42°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -42°N, 174°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 174°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 174°W
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 * -77.56667°N, 174°W
 * -77.56667°N, 174°W
 * Ross Dependency — claimed by 🇳🇿
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