The coordinates 41° S 174° E are located in the South Pacific Ocean, specifically in the Cook Strait between the North Island and South Island of New Zealand.

There are no major cities directly located at those precise coordinates. However, the closest cities to those coordinates are:

* Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, located on the southern tip of the North Island.

* Lower Hutt, a city on the North Island just north of Wellington.

* Porirua, another city located on the North Island, slightly north of Wellington.

Keep in mind that these cities are all located within a few tens of kilometers of the given coordinates.