169th meridian east
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The meridian 169° 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 169th meridian east forms a great circle with the 11th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 169th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 169°0′E / 90.000°N 169.000°E / 90.000; 169.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 74°10′N 169°0′E / 74.167°N 169.000°E / 74.167; 169.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°55′N 169°0′E / 69.917°N 169.000°E / 69.917; 169.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island 69°33′N 169°0′E / 69.550°N 169.000°E / 69.550; 169.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Chaunskaya Bay 69°8′N 169°0′E / 69.133°N 169.000°E / 69.133; 169.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kamchatka Krai — from 63°58′N 169°0′E / 63.967°N 169.000°E / 63.967; 169.000 (Kamchatka Krai)
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — from 63°23′N 169°0′E / 63.383°N 169.000°E / 63.383; 169.000 (Chukotka)
Kamchatka Krai — from 62°57′N 169°0′E / 62.950°N 169.000°E / 62.950; 169.000 (Kamchatka Krai)60°34′N 169°0′E / 60.567°N 169.000°E / 60.567; 169.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 54°10′N 169°0′E / 54.167°N 169.000°E / 54.167; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 14°39′N 169°0′E / 14.650°N 169.000°E / 14.650; 169.000 (Marshall Islands) Marshall Islands
Bokak Atoll 14°35′N 169°0′E / 14.583°N 169.000°E / 14.583; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 10°3′N 169°0′E / 10.050°N 169.000°E / 10.050; 169.000 (Marshall Islands) Marshall Islands
Likiep Atoll 9°55′N 169°0′E / 9.917°N 169.000°E / 9.917; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 7°35′N 168°58′E / 7.583°N 168.967°E / 7.583; 168.967 (Ailinglaplap))
Passing just west of Kili Island,Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 169°7′E / 5.633°N 169.117°E / 5.633; 169.117 (Kili))
Passing just east of Ebon Atoll,Marshall Islands (at 4°38′N 168°46′E / 4.633°N 168.767°E / 4.633; 168.767 (Ebon))
Passing just east of the island of Tikopia,Solomon Islands (at 12°18′S 168°51′E / 12.300°S 168.850°E / -12.300; 168.850 (Tikopia))
18°41′S 169°0′E / 18.683°S 169.000°E / -18.683; 169.000 (Vanuatu) Vanuatu
Island of Erromango 18°53′S 169°0′E / 18.883°S 169.000°E / -18.883; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Tanna, Vanuatu (at 19°27′S 169°13′E / 19.450°S 169.217°E / -19.450; 169.217 (Tanna))
Passing just east of Walpole Island,New Caledonia (at 22°35′S 168°57′E / 22.583°S 168.950°E / -22.583; 168.950 (Walpole Island))
43°51′S 169°0′E / 43.850°S 169.000°E / -43.850; 169.000 (New Zealand) New Zealand
South Island — passing through the island's southernmost point, Slope Point 46°40′S 169°0′E / 46.667°S 169.000°E / -46.667; 169.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the Hook Keys and Campbell Island, New Zealand (at 52°33′S 170°0′E / 52.550°S 170.000°E / -52.550; 170.000 (Hook Keys and Campbell Island))
60°0′S 169°0′E / 60.000°S 169.000°E / -60.000; 169.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 71°24′S 169°0′E / 71.400°S 169.000°E / -71.400; 169.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
73°29′S 169°0′E / 73.483°S 169.000°E / -73.483; 169.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea 77°29′S 169°0′E / 77.483°S 169.000°E / -77.483; 169.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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