173rd meridian east
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The meridian 173° 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 173rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 7th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
RussiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
United StatesAlaska — Attu Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
KiribatiMakin Islands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Butaritari atoll, Kiribati (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KiribatiAbaiang and Tarawa atolls Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. KiribatiMaiana atoll Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
New ZealandNorth Island — North Auckland Peninsula, passing close by the island's northernmost point, the Surville Cliffs Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. New ZealandSouth Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Pegasus Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. New ZealandSouth Island — Banks Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
See also
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