178th meridian east

The meridian 178° 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 178th meridian east forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 178°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72°N, 178°W
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 * 69.46667°N, 178°W
 * 69.46667°N, 178°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.68333°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.68333°N, 178°W
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 * 64.2°N, 178°W
 * 64.2°N, 178°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.53333°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Segula Island, Alaska, 🇺🇸 (at 52.01667°N, 178.08333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.91667°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.91667°N, 178°W
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 * -17.4°N, 178°W
 * -17.4°N, 178°W
 * Island of Viti Levu
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.25°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.25°N, 178°W
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 * -18.36667°N, 178°W
 * -18.36667°N, 178°W
 * Island of Yanutha
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.38333°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -18.38333°N, 178°W
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 * -19.1°N, 178°W
 * -19.1°N, 178°W
 * Kadavu Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -19.15°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -19.15°N, 178°W
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 * -37.53333°N, 178°W
 * North Island — passing through the city of Gisborne (at -38.65°N, 178°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.66667°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.66667°N, 178°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 178°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 178°W
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 * -78.06667°N, 178°W
 * -78.06667°N, 178°W
 * Ross Dependency — claimed by 🇳🇿
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