168th meridian east
# 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.

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 / ﻿90.000°N 168.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 168.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 74°25′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.417°N 168.000°E﻿ / 74.417; 168.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°56′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.933°N 168.000°E﻿ / 69.933; 168.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Ayon Island and the mainland Kamchatka Krai — from 64°17′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.283°N 168.000°E﻿ / 64.283; 168.000﻿ (Kamchatka Krai) 60°32′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.533°N 168.000°E﻿ / 60.533; 168.000﻿ (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 54°34′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.567°N 168.000°E﻿ / 54.567; 168.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kamchatka Krai — Medny Island 54°32′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.533°N 168.000°E﻿ / 54.533; 168.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 8°54′N 167°47′E﻿ / ﻿8.900°N 167.783°E﻿ / 8.900; 167.783﻿ (Kwajalein)) 8°11′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.183°N 168.000°E﻿ / 8.183; 168.000﻿ (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Namu Atoll 8°7′N 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.117°N 168.000°E﻿ / 8.117; 168.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Namdrik Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 5°38′N 168°5′E﻿ / ﻿5.633°N 168.083°E﻿ / 5.633; 168.083﻿ (Namdrik)) 14°12′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿14.200°S 168.000°E﻿ / -14.200; 168.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just west of the island of Méré Lava, Vanuatu (at 14°25′S 168°1′E﻿ / ﻿14.417°S 168.017°E﻿ / -14.417; 168.017﻿ (Méré Lava)) Passing just west of the island of Maewo, Vanuatu (at 14°55′S 168°5′E﻿ / ﻿14.917°S 168.083°E﻿ / -14.917; 168.083﻿ (Maewo)) 15°17′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.283°S 168.000°E﻿ / -15.283; 168.000﻿ (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Aoba Island 15°19′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.317°S 168.000°E﻿ / -15.317; 168.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just west of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu (at 16°40′S 168°6′E﻿ / ﻿16.667°S 168.100°E﻿ / -16.667; 168.100﻿ (Pentecost Island)) 16°12′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.200°S 168.000°E﻿ / -16.200; 168.000﻿ (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Ambrym 16°19′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.317°S 168.000°E﻿ / -16.317; 168.000﻿ (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just east of the island of Malakula, Vanuatu (at 16°28′S 167°49′E﻿ / ﻿16.467°S 167.817°E﻿ / -16.467; 167.817﻿ (Malakula)) Passing just west of the island of Epi, Vanuatu (at 16°41′S 168°7′E﻿ / ﻿16.683°S 168.117°E﻿ / -16.683; 168.117﻿ (Epi)) Passing just west of the island of Efate, Vanuatu (at 17°42′S 168°9′E﻿ / ﻿17.700°S 168.150°E﻿ / -17.700; 168.150﻿ (Efate)) 21°27′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿21.450°S 168.000°E﻿ / -21.450; 168.000﻿ (New Caledonia)  New Caledonia Island of Maré 21°39′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿21.650°S 168.000°E﻿ / -21.650; 168.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Norfolk Island (at 29°0′S 168°1′E﻿ / ﻿29.000°S 168.017°E﻿ / -29.000; 168.017﻿ (Norfolk Island)) 44°19′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿44.317°S 168.000°E﻿ / -44.317; 168.000﻿ (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island 46°23′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.383°S 168.000°E﻿ / -46.383; 168.000﻿ (Foveaux Strait) Foveaux Strait 46°46′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.767°S 168.000°E﻿ / -46.767; 168.000﻿ (New Zealand)  New Zealand Stewart Island/Rakiura 47°7′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.117°S 168.000°E﻿ / -47.117; 168.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 168.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 168.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 71°8′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.133°S 168.000°E﻿ / -71.133; 168.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand 73°33′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.550°S 168.000°E﻿ / -73.550; 168.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea 77°25′S 168°0′E﻿ / ﻿77.417°S 168.000°E﻿ / -77.417; 168.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
