168th meridian east

The meridian 168° 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.

Line across the Earth
168°
168th meridian east

The 168th meridian east forms a great circle with the 12th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 168th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 168°0′E Arctic Ocean
74°25′N 168°0′E East Siberian Sea
69°56′N 168°0′E  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland
Kamchatka Krai — from 64°17′N 168°0′E
60°32′N 168°0′E Bering Sea
54°34′N 168°0′E  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island
54°32′N 168°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kwajalein Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 8°54′N 167°47′E)
8°11′N 168°0′E  Marshall Islands Namu Atoll
8°7′N 168°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Namdrik Atoll,  Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 168°5′E)
14°12′S 168°0′E Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Méré Lava,  Vanuatu (at 14°25′S 168°1′E)
Passing just west of the island of Maewo,  Vanuatu (at 14°55′S 168°5′E)
15°17′S 168°0′E  Vanuatu Aoba Island
15°19′S 168°0′E Coral Sea Passing just west of Pentecost Island,  Vanuatu (at 16°40′S 168°6′E)
16°12′S 168°0′E  Vanuatu Island of Ambrym
16°19′S 168°0′E Coral Sea Passing just east of the island of Malakula,  Vanuatu (at 16°28′S 167°49′E)
Passing just west of the island of Epi,  Vanuatu (at 16°41′S 168°7′E)
Passing just west of the island of Efate,  Vanuatu (at 17°42′S 168°9′E)
21°27′S 168°0′E  New Caledonia Island of Maré
21°39′S 168°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of  Norfolk Island (at 29°0′S 168°1′E)
44°19′S 168°0′E  New Zealand South Island
46°23′S 168°0′E Foveaux Strait
46°46′S 168°0′E  New Zealand Stewart Island/Rakiura
47°7′S 168°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 168°0′E Southern Ocean
71°8′S 168°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°33′S 168°0′E Southern Ocean Ross Sea
77°25′S 168°0′E Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand

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