title: 178th meridian east
text: # 178th meridian east
  
  The meridian 178° 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 178th meridian east forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 178.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 178.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 72°0′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 178.000°E﻿ / 72.000; 178.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 69°28′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.467°N 178.000°E﻿ / 69.467; 178.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 64°41′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.683°N 178.000°E﻿ / 64.683; 178.000﻿ (Anadyrskiy Liman) Anadyrskiy Liman 64°12′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.200°N 178.000°E﻿ / 64.200; 178.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 62°32′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿62.533°N 178.000°E﻿ / 62.533; 178.000﻿ (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Passing just west of Segula Island, Alaska, United States (at 52°1′N 178°5′E﻿ / ﻿52.017°N 178.083°E﻿ / 52.017; 178.083﻿ (Segula Island)) 51°55′N 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.917°N 178.000°E﻿ / 51.917; 178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 17°24′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿17.400°S 178.000°E﻿ / -17.400; 178.000﻿ (Fiji)  Fiji Island of Viti Levu 18°15′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.250°S 178.000°E﻿ / -18.250; 178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 18°22′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.367°S 178.000°E﻿ / -18.367; 178.000﻿ (Fiji)  Fiji Island of Yanutha 18°23′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.383°S 178.000°E﻿ / -18.383; 178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 19°6′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.100°S 178.000°E﻿ / -19.100; 178.000﻿ (Fiji)  Fiji Kadavu Island 19°9′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.150°S 178.000°E﻿ / -19.150; 178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 37°32′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.533°S 178.000°E﻿ / -37.533; 178.000﻿ (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island — passing through the city of Gisborne (at 38°39′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.650°S 178.000°E﻿ / -38.650; 178.000﻿ (Gisborne)) 38°40′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.667°S 178.000°E﻿ / -38.667; 178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 178.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 178.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°4′S 178°0′E﻿ / ﻿78.067°S 178.000°E﻿ / -78.067; 178.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency — claimed by New Zealand
  