147th meridian east

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The meridian 147° 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.

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The 147th meridian east forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N147°0′E / 90.000°N 147.000°E / 90.000; 147.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°37′N147°0′E / 76.617°N 147.000°E / 76.617; 147.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
75°19′N147°0′E / 75.317°N 147.000°E / 75.317; 147.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia
75°3′N147°0′E / 75.050°N 147.000°E / 75.050; 147.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
72°14′N147°0′E / 72.233°N 147.000°E / 72.233; 147.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°8′N147°0′E / 64.133°N 147.000°E / 64.133; 147.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°22′N147°0′E / 59.367°N 147.000°E / 59.367; 147.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
44°35′N147°0′E / 44.583°N 147.000°E / 44.583; 147.000 (Kuril Islands) Kuril Islands Island of Iturup, administered by Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
44°27′N147°0′E / 44.450°N 147.000°E / 44.450; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at 43°50′N146°55′E / 43.833°N 146.917°E / 43.833; 146.917 (Shikotan) )
Passing just west of Satawal island, Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia (at 7°21′N147°2′E / 7.350°N 147.033°E / 7.350; 147.033 (Satawal) )
1°58′S147°0′E / 1.967°S 147.000°E / -1.967; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Manus Island
2°12′S147°0′E / 2.200°S 147.000°E / -2.200; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°15′S147°0′E / 5.250°S 147.000°E / -5.250; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Long Island
5°22′S147°0′E / 5.367°S 147.000°E / -5.367; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°56′S147°0′E / 5.933°S 147.000°E / -5.933; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
6°44′S147°0′E / 6.733°S 147.000°E / -6.733; 147.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Huon Gulf
7°0′S147°0′E / 7.000°S 147.000°E / -7.000; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
9°18′S147°0′E / 9.300°S 147.000°E / -9.300; 147.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
19°15′S147°0′E / 19.250°S 147.000°E / -19.250; 147.000 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 29°0′S147°0′E / 29.000°S 147.000°E / -29.000; 147.000 (New South Wales)
Victoria — from 36°5′S147°0′E / 36.083°S 147.000°E / -36.083; 147.000 (Victoria)
38°32′S147°0′E / 38.533°S 147.000°E / -38.533; 147.000 (Bass Strait) Bass Strait Passing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (at 39°13′S146°59′E / 39.217°S 146.983°E / -39.217; 146.983 (Hogan Island) )
40°59′S147°0′E / 40.983°S 147.000°E / -40.983; 147.000 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tasmania
43°26′S147°0′E / 43.433°S 147.000°E / -43.433; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean [2] [3]
60°0′S147°0′E / 60.000°S 147.000°E / -60.000; 147.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°54′S147°0′E / 67.900°S 147.000°E / -67.900; 147.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What is longitude?". oceanservice.noaa.gov.
  2. ↑ Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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