174th meridian east

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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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Arctic Ocean
	East Siberian Sea
	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from
	Bering Sea
	United States	Alaska — Nizki Island
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Abemama atoll, Kiribati (at )
	New Zealand	North Island — North Auckland Peninsula
	Pacific Ocean
	New Zealand	North Island — passing just west of the city of New Plymouth (at )
	Pacific Ocean
	New Zealand	South Island — passing just east of the town of Blenheim (at )
	Pacific Ocean
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 173rd meridian east
• 175th meridian east