143rd meridian east

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The 143rd meridian east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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.

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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-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
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) Flag of Russia.svg  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) Flag of Russia.svg  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) Flag of Russia.svg  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) Flag of Russia.svg  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) Flag of Russia.svg  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) Flag of Japan.svg  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, Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  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, Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  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) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  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, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
11°56′S143°0′E / 11.933°S 143.000°E / -11.933; 143.000 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  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 [1] [2]
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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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