title: 178th meridian west
text: # 178th meridian west
  
  The meridian 178° 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 178th meridian west forms a great circle with the 2nd meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 178th meridian west passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 178.000°W﻿ / 90.000; -178.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 71°27′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.450°N 178.000°W﻿ / 71.450; -178.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Wrangel Island 71°1′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿71.017°N 178.000°W﻿ / 71.017; -178.000﻿ (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 68°26′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿68.433°N 178.000°W﻿ / 68.433; -178.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 65°26′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿65.433°N 178.000°W﻿ / 65.433; -178.000﻿ (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 51°55′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.917°N 178.000°W﻿ / 51.917; -178.000﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska — Tanaga Island 51°38′N 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿51.633°N 178.000°W﻿ / 51.633; -178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Kure Atoll, Hawaii, United States (at 28°23′N 178°18′W﻿ / ﻿28.383°N 178.300°W﻿ / 28.383; -178.300﻿ (Kure)) Passing just east of Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna (at 14°19′S 178°3′W﻿ / ﻿14.317°S 178.050°W﻿ / -14.317; -178.050﻿ (Futuna)) 14°20′S 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿14.333°S 178.000°W﻿ / -14.333; -178.000﻿ (Wallis & Futuna)  Wallis and Futuna Alofi Island 14°21′S 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿14.350°S 178.000°W﻿ / -14.350; -178.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Vatoa Island, Fiji (at 19°49′S 178°13′W﻿ / ﻿19.817°S 178.217°W﻿ / -19.817; -178.217﻿ (Vatoa)) Passing just west of Raoul Island, New Zealand (at 29°15′S 177°58′W﻿ / ﻿29.250°S 177.967°W﻿ / -29.250; -177.967﻿ (Raoul Island)) 60°0′S 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 178.000°W﻿ / -60.000; -178.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 78°24′S 178°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.400°S 178.000°W﻿ / -78.400; -178.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
  