170th meridian west
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The meridian 170° west 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 170th meridian west forms a great circle with the 10th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 170th meridian west passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chukchi Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United States
Alaska — St. Lawrence Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Passing just east of St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of St. George Island, Alaska,United States (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United States
Alaska — Carlisle Island and Chuginadak Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Niue (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand