172nd meridian east

The meridian 172° 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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172nd meridian east

The 172nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 8th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 172nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 172°0′E	Arctic Ocean
73°27′N 172°0′E	East Siberian Sea
69°59′N 172°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°26′N 172°0′E
60°53′N 172°0′E	Bering Sea
53°5′N 172°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 7°7′N 171°56′E)
6°13′N 172°0′E	Marshall Islands	Mili Atoll
6°2′N 172°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Hunter Island, New Caledonia (claimed by Vanuatu) (at 22°24′S 172°5′E) Passing just west of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand (at 34°10′S 172°2′E)
41°26′S 172°0′E	New Zealand	South Island – West Coast and Canterbury regions
43°58′S 172°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 172°0′E	Southern Ocean
77°26′S 172°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 171st meridian east
• 173rd meridian east