179th meridian east

The meridian 179° east 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 179th meridian east forms a great circle with the 1st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian east passes through:


 * {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Sea ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Koro Sea ! scope="row" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71.25°N, 179°W
 * 71.25°N, 179°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.83333°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70.83333°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 69.33333°N, 179°W
 * 69.33333°N, 179°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.7°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 64.7°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Anadyr
 * 63.31667°N, 179°W
 * 63.31667°N, 179°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.33333°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.33333°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 51.56667°N, 179°W
 * 51.56667°N, 179°W
 * Alaska — island of Amchitka
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51.5°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Vaitupu, 🇹🇻 (at -7.48333°N, 178.7°W) Passing just west of Funafuti atoll, 🇹🇻 (at -8.51667°N, 179.03333°W)
 * -16.46667°N, 179°W
 * -16.46667°N, 179°W
 * Island of Vanua Levu
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.91667°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -16.91667°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Makogai, (at -17.43333°N, 178.98333°W)
 * -17.6°N, 179°W
 * -17.6°N, 179°W
 * Wakaya Island
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -17.61667°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the Bounty Islands, 🇳🇿 (at -47.7°N, 179.03333°W) Passing just east of the Antipodes Islands, 🇳🇿 (at -49.68333°N, 178.83333°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 179°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -78.23333°N, 179°W
 * -78.23333°N, 179°W
 * Ross Dependency — claimed by 🇳🇿
 * }
 * }