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167th meridian east

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167th meridian east

The meridian 167° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] 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 167th meridian east forms a great circle with the 13th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 167th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 167°0′E / 90.000°N 167.000°E / 90.000; 167.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
74°39′N 167°0′E / 74.650°N 167.000°E / 74.650; 167.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°29′N 167°0′E / 69.483°N 167.000°E / 69.483; 167.000 (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°33′N 167°0′E / 64.550°N 167.000°E / 64.550; 167.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
60°18′N 167°0′E / 60.300°N 167.000°E / 60.300; 167.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea
54°45′N 167°0′E / 54.750°N 167.000°E / 54.750; 167.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
11°28′N 167°0′E / 11.467°N 167.000°E / 11.467; 167.000 (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Rongelap Atoll
11°22′N 167°0′E / 11.367°N 167.000°E / 11.367; 167.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
9°19′N 167°0′E / 9.317°N 167.000°E / 9.317; 167.000 (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Kwajalein Atoll
9°14′N 167°0′E / 9.233°N 167.000°E / 9.233; 167.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of  Nauru (at 0°31′S 166°56′E / 0.517°S 166.933°E / -0.517; 166.933 (Nauru))
9°48′S 167°0′E / 9.800°S 167.000°E / -9.800; 167.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just west of the Duff Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 9°50′S 167°6′E / 9.833°S 167.100°E / -9.833; 167.100 (Duff Islands))
Passing just east of the Vanikolo Islands,  Solomon Islands (at 11°38′S 166°59′E / 11.633°S 166.983°E / -11.633; 166.983 (Vanikolo Islands))
Passing just east of the Torres Islands,  Vanuatu (at 13°25′S 166°42′E / 13.417°S 166.700°E / -13.417; 166.700 (Torres Islands))
Passing just west of the Banks Islands,  Vanuatu (at 13°31′S 167°17′E / 13.517°S 167.283°E / -13.517; 167.283 (Banks Islands))
14°56′S 167°0′E / 14.933°S 167.000°E / -14.933; 167.000 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo
15°35′S 167°0′E / 15.583°S 167.000°E / -15.583; 167.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Malo,  Vanuatu (at 15°40′S 167°4′E / 15.667°S 167.067°E / -15.667; 167.067 (Malo))
Passing just west of the island of Malakula,  Vanuatu (at 16°5′S 167°9′E / 16.083°S 167.150°E / -16.083; 167.150 (Malakula))
Passing just west of the island of Lifou,  New Caledonia (at 20°55′S 167°1′E / 20.917°S 167.017°E / -20.917; 167.017 (Lifou))
22°14′S 167°0′E / 22.233°S 167.000°E / -22.233; 167.000 (New Caledonia)  New Caledonia
22°20′S 167°0′E / 22.333°S 167.000°E / -22.333; 167.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
23°15′S 167°0′E / 23.250°S 167.000°E / -23.250; 167.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
45°7′S 167°0′E / 45.117°S 167.000°E / -45.117; 167.000 (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island
46°13′S 167°0′E / 46.217°S 167.000°E / -46.217; 167.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 167°0′E / 60.000°S 167.000°E / -60.000; 167.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
70°48′S 167°0′E / 70.800°S 167.000°E / -70.800; 167.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°36′S 167°0′E / 73.600°S 167.000°E / -73.600; 167.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°17′S 167°0′E / 77.283°S 167.000°E / -77.283; 167.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.