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176th meridian east

Line of longitude

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176th meridian east

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The meridian 176° 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 176th meridian east forms a great circle with the 4th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 176th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 176°0′E / 90.000°N 176.000°E / 90.000; 176.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
72°29′N 176°0′E / 72.483°N 176.000°E / 72.483; 176.000 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
69°52′N 176°0′E / 69.867°N 176.000°E / 69.867; 176.000 (Russia)	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
62°15′N 176°0′E / 62.250°N 176.000°E / 62.250; 176.000 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea	Passing just east of Buldir Island, Alaska, United States (at 52°21′N 175°58′E / 52.350°N 175.967°E / 52.350; 175.967 (Buldir Island))
52°20′N 176°0′E / 52.333°N 176.000°E / 52.333; 176.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
1°20′S 176°0′E / 1.333°S 176.000°E / -1.333; 176.000 (Kiribati)	Kiribati	Beru Island
1°22′S 176°0′E / 1.367°S 176.000°E / -1.367; 176.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Tamana, Kiribati (at 2°31′S 175°59′E / 2.517°S 175.983°E / -2.517; 175.983 (Tamana)) Passing just west of the island of Nanumea, Tuvalu (at 5°39′S 176°4′E / 5.650°S 176.067°E / -5.650; 176.067 (Nanumea))
37°29′S 176°0′E / 37.483°S 176.000°E / -37.483; 176.000 (New Zealand)	New Zealand	Matakana Island and North Island — passing through the country's largest lake, Lake Taupō (at 38°45′S 176°0′E / 38.750°S 176.000°E / -38.750; 176.000 (Lake Taupo))
41°10′S 176°0′E / 41.167°S 176.000°E / -41.167; 176.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 176°0′E / 60.000°S 176.000°E / -60.000; 176.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
77°43′S 176°0′E / 77.717°S 176.000°E / -77.717; 176.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand