168th meridian east

The meridian 168° 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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168th meridian east

The 168th meridian east forms a great circle with the 12th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 168°0′E Arctic Ocean
74°25′N 168°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°56′N 168°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°17′N 168°0′E
60°32′N 168°0′E Bering Sea
54°34′N 168°0′E  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island
54°32′N 168°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kwajalein Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 8°54′N 167°47′E)
8°11′N 168°0′E  Marshall Islands Namu Atoll
8°7′N 168°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Namdrik Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 168°5′E)
14°12′S 168°0′E Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Méré Lava,  Vanuatu (at 14°25′S 168°1′E)
Passing just west of the island of Maewo,  Vanuatu (at 14°55′S 168°5′E)
15°17′S 168°0′E  Vanuatu Aoba Island
15°19′S 168°0′E Coral Sea Passing just west of Pentecost Island,  Vanuatu (at 16°40′S 168°6′E)
16°12′S 168°0′E  Vanuatu Island of Ambrym
16°19′S 168°0′E Coral Sea Passing just east of the island of Malakula,  Vanuatu (at 16°28′S 167°49′E)
Passing just west of the island of Epi,  Vanuatu (at 16°41′S 168°7′E)
Passing just west of the island of Efate,  Vanuatu (at 17°42′S 168°9′E)
21°27′S 168°0′E  New Caledonia Island of Maré
21°39′S 168°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of  Norfolk Island (at 29°0′S 168°1′E)
44°19′S 168°0′E  New Zealand South Island
46°23′S 168°0′E Foveaux Strait
46°46′S 168°0′E  New Zealand Stewart Island/Rakiura
47°7′S 168°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 168°0′E Southern Ocean
71°8′S 168°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°33′S 168°0′E Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°25′S 168°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also
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