173rd meridian west

Line of longitude

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173rd meridian west

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The meridian 173° 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 173rd meridian west forms a great circle with the 7th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 173rd meridian west passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 173°0′W / 90.000°N 173.000°W / 90.000; -173.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
71°48′N 173°0′W / 71.800°N 173.000°W / 71.800; -173.000 (Chukchi Sea)	Chukchi Sea
67°3′N 173°0′W / 67.050°N 173.000°W / 67.050; -173.000 (Russia)	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
64°15′N 173°0′W / 64.250°N 173.000°W / 64.250; -173.000 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea
60°34′N 173°0′W / 60.567°N 173.000°W / 60.567; -173.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska — St. Matthew Island
60°29′N 173°0′W / 60.483°N 173.000°W / 60.483; -173.000 (Bering Sea)	Bering Sea
52°6′N 173°0′W / 52.100°N 173.000°W / 52.100; -173.000 (United States)	United States	Alaska — Amlia Island
52°5′N 173°0′W / 52.083°N 173.000°W / 52.083; -173.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of the island of Savai'i, Samoa (at 13°31′S 172°48′W / 13.517°S 172.800°W / -13.517; -172.800 (Savai'i))
60°0′S 173°0′W / 60.000°S 173.000°W / -60.000; -173.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
78°28′S 173°0′W / 78.467°S 173.000°W / -78.467; -173.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand