153rd meridian east

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153rd meridian east

The meridian 153° 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 153rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 27th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 153rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 153°0′E / 90.000°N 153.000°E / 90.000; 153.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°56′N 153°0′E / 76.933°N 153.000°E / 76.933; 153.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Passing just east of Zhokhov Island, Sakha Republic,  Russia (at 76°10′N 152°57′E / 76.167°N 152.950°E / 76.167; 152.950 (Zhokhov Island))
70°49′N 153°0′E / 70.817°N 153.000°E / 70.817; 153.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 65°15′N 153°0′E / 65.250°N 153.000°E / 65.250; 153.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°3′N 153°0′E / 59.050°N 153.000°E / 59.050; 153.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
47°46′N 153°0′E / 47.767°N 153.000°E / 47.767; 153.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Rasshua, Kuril Islands
47°41′N 153°0′E / 47.683°N 153.000°E / 47.683; 153.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the Tanga Islands,  Papua New Guinea (at 3°30′S 153°10′E / 3.500°S 153.167°E / -3.500; 153.167 (Tanga Islands))
4°6′S 153°0′E / 4.100°S 153.000°E / -4.100; 153.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Ireland
4°41′S 153°0′E / 4.683°S 153.000°E / -4.683; 153.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
9°9′S 153°0′E / 9.150°S 153.000°E / -9.150; 153.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Woodlark Island
9°10′S 153°0′E / 9.167°S 153.000°E / -9.167; 153.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Passing just east of Misima Island,  Papua New Guinea (at 10°40′S 152°52′E / 10.667°S 152.867°E / -10.667; 152.867 (Misima Island))
11°9′S 153°0′E / 11.150°S 153.000°E / -11.150; 153.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Panawina Island in the Louisiade Archipelago
11°37′S 153°0′E / 11.617°S 153.000°E / -11.617; 153.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
25°26′S 153°0′E / 25.433°S 153.000°E / -25.433; 153.000 (Australia)  Australia Queensland — Fraser Island and mainland, passing through Brisbane (at 27°28′S 153°0′E / 27.467°S 153.000°E / -27.467; 153.000 (Brisbane))
New South Wales — from 28°21′S 153°0′E / 28.350°S 153.000°E / -28.350; 153.000 (New South Wales)
31°9′S 153°0′E / 31.150°S 153.000°E / -31.150; 153.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 153°0′E / 60.000°S 153.000°E / -60.000; 153.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°26′S 153°0′E / 68.433°S 153.000°E / -68.433; 153.000 (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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