The meridian 178° 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
178°
178th meridian east

The 178th meridian east forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 178°0′E / 90.000°N 178.000°E / 90.000; 178.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
72°0′N 178°0′E / 72.000°N 178.000°E / 72.000; 178.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
69°28′N 178°0′E / 69.467°N 178.000°E / 69.467; 178.000 (Russia)   Russland Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
64°41′N 178°0′E / 64.683°N 178.000°E / 64.683; 178.000 (Anadyrskiy Liman) Anadyrskiy Liman
64°12′N 178°0′E / 64.200°N 178.000°E / 64.200; 178.000 (Russia)   Russland Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
62°32′N 178°0′E / 62.533°N 178.000°E / 62.533; 178.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just west of Segula Island, Alaska,   Vereinigte Staaten (at 52°1′N 178°5′E / 52.017°N 178.083°E / 52.017; 178.083 (Segula Island))
51°55′N 178°0′E / 51.917°N 178.000°E / 51.917; 178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
17°24′S 178°0′E / 17.400°S 178.000°E / -17.400; 178.000 (Fiji)   Fidschi Island of Viti Levu
18°15′S 178°0′E / 18.250°S 178.000°E / -18.250; 178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
18°22′S 178°0′E / 18.367°S 178.000°E / -18.367; 178.000 (Fiji)   Fidschi Island of Yanutha
18°23′S 178°0′E / 18.383°S 178.000°E / -18.383; 178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
19°6′S 178°0′E / 19.100°S 178.000°E / -19.100; 178.000 (Fiji)   Fidschi Kadavu Island
19°9′S 178°0′E / 19.150°S 178.000°E / -19.150; 178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
37°32′S 178°0′E / 37.533°S 178.000°E / -37.533; 178.000 (New Zealand)   Neuseeland North Island — passing through the city of Gisborne (at 38°39′S 178°0′E / 38.650°S 178.000°E / -38.650; 178.000 (Gisborne))
38°40′S 178°0′E / 38.667°S 178.000°E / -38.667; 178.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 178°0′E / 60.000°S 178.000°E / -60.000; 178.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
78°4′S 178°0′E / 78.067°S 178.000°E / -78.067; 178.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Ross Dependencyclaimed by   Neuseeland

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