173rd meridian east

The meridian 173° 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.

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173rd meridian east

The 173rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 7th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 173°0′E	Arctic Ocean
73°12′N 173°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°52′N 173°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°23′N 173°0′E
61°25′N 173°0′E	Bering Sea
52°59′N 173°0′E	United States	Alaska — Attu Island
52°47′N 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean
3°24′N 173°0′E	Kiribati	Makin Islands
3°23′N 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Butaritari atoll, Kiribati (at 3°10′N 172°58′E)
1°52′N 173°0′E	Kiribati	Abaiang and Tarawa atolls
1°19′N 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean
1°1′N 173°0′E	Kiribati	Maiana atoll
0°50′N 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean
34°23′S 173°0′E	New Zealand	North Island — North Auckland Peninsula, passing close by the island's northernmost point, the Surville Cliffs
34°48′S 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean
40°48′S 173°0′E	New Zealand	South Island
43°4′S 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Pegasus Bay
43°39′S 173°0′E	New Zealand	South Island — Banks Peninsula
43°53′S 173°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 173°0′E	Southern Ocean
77°30′S 173°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 172nd meridian east
• 174th meridian east