Line of longitude
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:
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Country, territory/sea
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Notes
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| 90°0′N 171°0′W / 90.000°N 171.000°W / 90.000; -171.000 (Arctic Ocean)
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Arctic Ocean
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| 71°50′N 171°0′W / 71.833°N 171.000°W / 71.833; -171.000 (Chukchi Sea)
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Chukchi Sea
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| 66°32′N 171°0′W / 66.533°N 171.000°W / 66.533; -171.000 (Russia)
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 Russia
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Chukotka Autonomous Okrug — Chukchi Peninsula
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| 65°29′N 171°0′W / 65.483°N 171.000°W / 65.483; -171.000 (Bering Sea)
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Bering Sea
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| 63°35′N 171°0′W / 63.583°N 171.000°W / 63.583; -171.000 (United States)
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 United States
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Alaska — St. Lawrence Island
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| 63°25′N 171°0′W / 63.417°N 171.000°W / 63.417; -171.000 (Bering Sea)
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Bering Sea
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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))
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| 52°32′N 171°0′W / 52.533°N 171.000°W / 52.533; -171.000 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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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))
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| 60°0′S 171°0′W / 60.000°S 171.000°W / -60.000; -171.000 (Southern Ocean)
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Southern Ocean
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| 78°29′S 171°0′W / 78.483°S 171.000°W / -78.483; -171.000 (Antarctica)
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Antarctica
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Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
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See also※
