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The meridian 179° 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 179th meridian west forms a great circle with the 1st meridian east.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 179th meridian west passes through: