title: 172nd meridian east
text: # 172nd meridian east
  
  The meridian 172° 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 172nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 8th meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 172nd meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 172.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 172.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 73°27′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿73.450°N 172.000°E﻿ / 73.450; 172.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°59′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.983°N 172.000°E﻿ / 69.983; 172.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Kamchatka Krai — from 62°26′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿62.433°N 172.000°E﻿ / 62.433; 172.000﻿ (Kamchatka Krai) 60°53′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.883°N 172.000°E﻿ / 60.883; 172.000﻿ (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 53°5′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.083°N 172.000°E﻿ / 53.083; 172.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands (at 7°7′N 171°56′E﻿ / ﻿7.117°N 171.933°E﻿ / 7.117; 171.933﻿ (Arno Atoll)) 6°13′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.217°N 172.000°E﻿ / 6.217; 172.000﻿ (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Mili Atoll 6°2′N 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.033°N 172.000°E﻿ / 6.033; 172.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Hunter Island, New Caledonia (claimed by Vanuatu) (at 22°24′S 172°5′E﻿ / ﻿22.400°S 172.083°E﻿ / -22.400; 172.083﻿ (Hunter Island)) Passing just west of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand (at 34°10′S 172°2′E﻿ / ﻿34.167°S 172.033°E﻿ / -34.167; 172.033﻿ (Three Kings Islands)) 41°26′S 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿41.433°S 172.000°E﻿ / -41.433; 172.000﻿ (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island – West Coast and Canterbury regions 43°58′S 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.967°S 172.000°E﻿ / -43.967; 172.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 172.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 172.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 77°26′S 172°0′E﻿ / ﻿77.433°S 172.000°E﻿ / -77.433; 172.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
  