174th meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 174° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
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174th meridian west (interactive map)
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°0â²N 174°0â²W Arctic Ocean 71°47â²N 174°0â²W Chukchi Sea 67°5â²N 174°0â²W 
RussiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug â Chukchi Peninsula 66°53â²N 174°0â²W Kolyuchinskaya Bay 66°38â²N 174°0â²W RussiaChukotka Autonomous Okrug â Chukchi Peninsula 64°27â²N 174°0â²W Bering Sea 52°21â²N 174°0â²W 
United StatesAlaska â Atka Island and Amlia Island 52°6â²N 174°0â²W Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Lisianski Island, Hawaii, United States (at 26°4â²N 173°58â²W)
Passing just west of the island of Niuatoputapu,
Tonga (at 15°58â²S 173°46â²W)
Passing just east of the island of Toku, Tonga (at 18°9â²S 174°10â²W)18°34â²S 174°0â²W TongaIslands of VavaÊ»u 18°42â²S 174°0â²W Pacific Ocean 60°0â²S 174°0â²W Southern Ocean 78°26â²S 174°0â²W Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by 
New Zealand
