175th meridian west

The meridian 175° 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.

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175th meridian west (interactive map)

The 175th meridian west forms a great circle with the 5th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 175th meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 175°0′W	Arctic Ocean
71°46′N 175°0′W	Chukchi Sea
67°27′N 175°0′W	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
64°47′N 175°0′W	Bering Sea	Passing just east of Koniuji Island, Alaska, United States (at 52°13′N 175°6′W)
52°5′N 175°0′W	United States	Alaska — Atka Island
52°1′N 175°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Kao, Tonga (at 19°39′S 175°1′W) Passing just east of the island of Tofua, Tonga (at 19°45′S 175°2′W)
21°2′S 175°0′W	Tonga	'Ata Island
21°3′S 175°0′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the islands of Tongatapu, Tonga (at 21°9′S 175°2′W) Passing just west of the island of ʻEua, Tonga (at 21°23′S 174°58′W)
60°0′S 175°0′W	Southern Ocean
78°27′S 175°0′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 174th meridian west
• 176th meridian west