175th meridian west
Appearance
The meridian 175° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
The 175th meridian west forms a great circle with the 5th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
[edit]Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 175th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 175°0′W / 90.000°N 175.000°W Arctic Ocean 71°46′N 175°0′W / 71.767°N 175.000°W Chukchi Sea 67°27′N 175°0′W / 67.450°N 175.000°W Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula 64°47′N 175°0′W / 64.783°N 175.000°W Bering Sea Passing just east of Koniuji Island, Alaska, United States (at 52°13′N 175°6′W / 52.217°N 175.100°W) 52°5′N 175°0′W / 52.083°N 175.000°W United States Alaska — Atka Island 52°1′N 175°0′W / 52.017°N 175.000°W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Kao, Tonga (at Tonga (at 19°45′S 175°2′W / 19.750°S 175.033°W) 21°2′S 175°0′W / 21.033°S 175.000°W Tonga 'Ata Island 21°3′S 175°0′W / 21.050°S 175.000°W Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the islands of Tongatapu, Tonga (at Tonga (at 21°23′S 174°58′W / 21.383°S 174.967°W) 60°0′S 175°0′W / 60.000°S 175.000°W Southern Ocean 78°27′S 175°0′W / 78.450°S 175.000°W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand