174th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 174° 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 174th meridian west forms a great circle with the 6th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 174th meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 174°0′W / 90.000°N 174.000°W / 90.000; -174.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°47′N 174°0′W / 71.783°N 174.000°W / 71.783; -174.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 67°5′N 174°0′W / 67.083°N 174.000°W / 67.083; -174.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula 66°53′N 174°0′W / 66.883°N 174.000°W / 66.883; -174.000 (Kolyuchinskaya Bay) Kolyuchinskaya Bay 66°38′N 174°0′W / 66.633°N 174.000°W / 66.633; -174.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula 64°27′N 174°0′W / 64.450°N 174.000°W / 64.450; -174.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 52°21′N 174°0′W / 52.350°N 174.000°W / 52.350; -174.000 (United States) United States
Alaska — Atka Island and Amlia Island 52°6′N 174°0′W / 52.100°N 174.000°W / 52.100; -174.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Lisianski Island, Hawaii, United States (at 26°4′N 173°58′W / 26.067°N 173.967°W / 26.067; -173.967 (Lisianski))
Passing just west of the island of Niuatoputapu,Tonga (at 15°58′S 173°46′W / 15.967°S 173.767°W / -15.967; -173.767 (Niuatoputapu))
Passing just east of the island of Toku,Tonga (at 18°9′S 174°10′W / 18.150°S 174.167°W / -18.150; -174.167 (Toku))
18°34′S 174°0′W / 18.567°S 174.000°W / -18.567; -174.000 (Tonga) Tonga
Islands of Vavaʻu 18°42′S 174°0′W / 18.700°S 174.000°W / -18.700; -174.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 174°0′W / 60.000°S 174.000°W / -60.000; -174.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°26′S 174°0′W / 78.433°S 174.000°W / -78.433; -174.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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