171st meridian west
Line of longitude
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The meridian 171° 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 171st meridian west forms a great circle with the 9th meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 171st meridian west passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 171°0′W / 90.000°N 171.000°W / 90.000; -171.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°50′N 171°0′W / 71.833°N 171.000°W / 71.833; -171.000 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 66°32′N 171°0′W / 66.533°N 171.000°W / 66.533; -171.000 (Russia) Russia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula 65°29′N 171°0′W / 65.483°N 171.000°W / 65.483; -171.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 63°35′N 171°0′W / 63.583°N 171.000°W / 63.583; -171.000 (United States) United States
Alaska — St. Lawrence Island 63°25′N 171°0′W / 63.417°N 171.000°W / 63.417; -171.000 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just east of Chagulak Island, Alaska, United States (at 52°34′N 171°6′W / 52.567°N 171.100°W / 52.567; -171.100 (Chagulak))
Passing just west of Yunaska Island, Alaska,United States (at 52°33′N 170°51′W / 52.550°N 170.850°W / 52.550; -170.850 (Yunaska))
52°32′N 171°0′W / 52.533°N 171.000°W / 52.533; -171.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Enderbury Island, Kiribati (at 3°8′S 171°4′W / 3.133°S 171.067°W / -3.133; -171.067 (Enderbury Island))
Passing just west of Rawaki Island,Kiribati (at 3°43′S 170°43′W / 3.717°S 170.717°W / -3.717; -170.717 (Rawaki Island))
Passing just east of Manra Island,Kiribati (at 4°27′S 171°13′W / 4.450°S 171.217°W / -4.450; -171.217 (Manra Island))
Passing just east of Fakaofo atoll,Tokelau (at 9°21′S 171°11′W / 9.350°S 171.183°W / -9.350; -171.183 (Fakaofo))
Passing just east of Swains Island,American Samoa (claimed by
Tokelau) (at 11°3′S 171°3′W / 11.050°S 171.050°W / -11.050; -171.050 (Swains Island))
Passing just west of the island of Tutuila,American Samoa (at 14°19′S 170°51′W / 14.317°S 170.850°W / -14.317; -170.850 (Tutuila))
60°0′S 171°0′W / 60.000°S 171.000°W / -60.000; -171.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°29′S 171°0′W / 78.483°S 171.000°W / -78.483; -171.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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