143rd meridian east

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143rd meridian east

The 143rd meridian 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 Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 143rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 37th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 143rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N143°0′E / 90.000°N 143.000°E / 90.000; 143.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
75°49′N143°0′E / 75.817°N 143.000°E / 75.817; 143.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
74°53′N143°0′E / 74.883°N 143.000°E / 74.883; 143.000 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Sannikov Strait
73°42′N143°0′E / 73.700°N 143.000°E / 73.700; 143.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic — Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands
73°12′N143°0′E / 73.200°N 143.000°E / 73.200; 143.000 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Laptev Strait
72°42′N143°0′E / 72.700°N 143.000°E / 72.700; 143.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61°55′N143°0′E / 61.917°N 143.000°E / 61.917; 143.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
59°19′N143°0′E / 59.317°N 143.000°E / 59.317; 143.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
53°38′N143°0′E / 53.633°N 143.000°E / 53.633; 143.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin
49°9′N143°0′E / 49.150°N 143.000°E / 49.150; 143.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
47°16′N143°0′E / 47.267°N 143.000°E / 47.267; 143.000 (Russia)	Russia	Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin
46°36′N143°0′E / 46.600°N 143.000°E / 46.600; 143.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
44°33′N143°0′E / 44.550°N 143.000°E / 44.550; 143.000 (Japan)	Japan	Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō
42°5′N143°0′E / 42.083°N 143.000°E / 42.083; 143.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Aua Island,   Papua New Guinea (at 1°28′S143°2′E / 1.467°S 143.033°E / -1.467; 143.033 (Aua Island) ) Passing just east of Wuvulu Island,   Papua New Guinea (at 1°44′S142°52′E / 1.733°S 142.867°E / -1.733; 142.867 (Wuvulu Island) )
3°21′S143°0′E / 3.350°S 143.000°E / -3.350; 143.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea
9°7′S143°0′E / 9.117°S 143.000°E / -9.117; 143.000 (Coral Sea)	Coral Sea	Torres Strait — passing amongst the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland,   Australia
11°56′S143°0′E / 11.933°S 143.000°E / -11.933; 143.000 (Australia)	Australia	Queensland New South Wales — from 29°0′S143°0′E / 29.000°S 143.000°E / -29.000; 143.000 (New South Wales) Victoria — from 34°41′S143°0′E / 34.683°S 143.000°E / -34.683; 143.000 (Victoria)
38°37′S143°0′E / 38.617°S 143.000°E / -38.617; 143.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean [2] [3]
60°0′S143°0′E / 60.000°S 143.000°E / -60.000; 143.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°57′S143°0′E / 66.950°S 143.000°E / -66.950; 143.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia

See also

• 142nd meridian east
• 144th meridian east

References

1. "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
2. Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
3. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.