171st meridian east

The meridian 171° 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.

171°

class=notpageimage|

171st meridian east

The 171st meridian east forms a great circle with the 9th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 171st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 171°0′E	Arctic Ocean
73°41′N 171°0′E	East Siberian Sea
70°5′N 171°0′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°17′N 171°0′E
60°31′N 171°0′E	Bering Sea
53°30′N 171°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Mejit, Marshall Islands (at 10°17′N 170°53′E)
8°53′N 171°0′E	Marshall Islands	Maloelap Atoll
8°39′N 171°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 8°13′N 171°1′E) Passing just west of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 7°8′N 171°2′E)
42°41′S 171°0′E	New Zealand	South Island — passing just east of the town of Oamaru (at 45°4′N 170°58′E)
45°5′S 171°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 171°0′E	Southern Ocean
77°20′S 171°0′E	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand

See also

• 170th meridian east
• 172nd meridian east