149th meridian east

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149th meridian east

The meridian 149° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 149th meridian east forms a great circle with the 31st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 149th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 149°0′E / 90.000°N 149.000°E / 90.000; 149.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°44′N 149°0′E / 76.733°N 149.000°E / 76.733; 149.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Bennett Island
76°39′N 149°0′E / 76.650°N 149.000°E / 76.650; 149.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
75°13′N 149°0′E / 75.217°N 149.000°E / 75.217; 149.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia
74°43′N 149°0′E / 74.717°N 149.000°E / 74.717; 149.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
72°14′N 149°0′E / 72.233°N 149.000°E / 72.233; 149.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°26′N 149°0′E / 64.433°N 149.000°E / 64.433; 149.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°27′N 149°0′E / 59.450°N 149.000°E / 59.450; 149.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Taui Bay
59°10′N 149°0′E / 59.167°N 149.000°E / 59.167; 149.000 (Russia)  Russia Magadan Oblast — Spafaryev Island
59°7′N 149°0′E / 59.117°N 149.000°E / 59.117; 149.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Passing just east of Iturup in the Kuril Islands (at 45°30′N 148°53′E / 45.500°N 148.883°E / 45.500; 148.883 (Iturup)), administered by  Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by  Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
45°30′N 149°0′E / 45.500°N 149.000°E / 45.500; 149.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Narage,  Papua New Guinea (at 4°32′S 149°6′E / 4.533°S 149.100°E / -4.533; 149.100 (Narage))
Passing just west of the island of Unea,  Papua New Guinea (at 4°53′S 149°6′E / 4.883°S 149.100°E / -4.883; 149.100 (Unea))
5°28′S 149°0′E / 5.467°S 149.000°E / -5.467; 149.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
Arawe Islands — from 6°1′S 149°0′E / 6.017°S 149.000°E / -6.017; 149.000 (Arawe Islands)
6°9′S 149°0′E / 6.150°S 149.000°E / -6.150; 149.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
9°3′S 149°0′E / 9.050°S 149.000°E / -9.050; 149.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
10°16′S 149°0′E / 10.267°S 149.000°E / -10.267; 149.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
20°14′S 149°0′E / 20.233°S 149.000°E / -20.233; 149.000 (Australia)  Australia Queensland — Whitsunday Island
20°19′S 149°0′E / 20.317°S 149.000°E / -20.317; 149.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
20°55′S 149°0′E / 20.917°S 149.000°E / -20.917; 149.000 (Australia)  Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 28°58′S 149°0′E / 28.967°S 149.000°E / -28.967; 149.000 (New South Wales)
Australian Capital Territory — from 35°12′S 149°0′E / 35.200°S 149.000°E / -35.200; 149.000 (Australian Capital Territory), passing just west of Canberra (at 35°20′S 149°7′E / 35.333°S 149.117°E / -35.333; 149.117 (Canberra))
New South Wales — from 35°54′S 149°0′E / 35.900°S 149.000°E / -35.900; 149.000 (New South Wales)
Victoria — from 37°7′S 149°0′E / 37.117°S 149.000°E / -37.117; 149.000 (Victoria)
37°47′S 149°0′E / 37.783°S 149.000°E / -37.783; 149.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 149°0′E / 60.000°S 149.000°E / -60.000; 149.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°21′S 149°0′E / 68.350°S 149.000°E / -68.350; 149.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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