The meridian 177° 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 177th meridian east forms a great circle with the 3rd meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 177th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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Arctic Ocean | ||
East Siberian Sea | ||
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | ||
Bering Sea | Passing just west of Kiska Island, Alaska, (at) | |
Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Arorae atoll, (at) Passing just west of Nui atoll, (at) Passing just west of the island of Rotuma, (at) Passing just east of the island of Viwa, (at) Passing just west of the island of Waya, (at) Passing just west of the Mamanuca Islands, (at) Passing just west of Whakaari/White Island, (at) | |
North Island — passing through the town of Whakatāne (at) | ||
Pacific Ocean | Hawke Bay | |
North Island | ||
Pacific Ocean | ||
Southern Ocean | ||
Antarctica | Ross Dependency — claimed by | |