150th meridian east

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150th meridian east
150deg monument in Marulan, New South Wales Marulan 150E monument.jpg
150° monument in Marulan, New South Wales

The meridian 150° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 150th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 30th meridian west.

This is the exact middle of the World Time Zone UTC+10:00, where the sun rises at approximately 6am and sets at 6pm every equinox.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 150th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N150°0′E / 90.000°N 150.000°E / 90.000; 150.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°46′N150°0′E / 76.767°N 150.000°E / 76.767; 150.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
75°12′N150°0′E / 75.200°N 150.000°E / 75.200; 150.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakha RepublicNew Siberia Island
74°48′N150°0′E / 74.800°N 150.000°E / 74.800; 150.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
71°59′N150°0′E / 71.983°N 150.000°E / 71.983; 150.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°30′N150°0′E / 64.500°N 150.000°E / 64.500; 150.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°41′N150°0′E / 59.683°N 150.000°E / 59.683; 150.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
46°2′N150°0′E / 46.033°N 150.000°E / 46.033; 150.000 (Russia) Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Urup, Kuril Islands
45°49′N150°0′E / 45.817°N 150.000°E / 45.817; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
8°54′N150°0′E / 8.900°N 150.000°E / 8.900; 150.000 (Federated States of Micronesia) Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia Namonuito Atoll
8°33′N150°0′E / 8.550°N 150.000°E / 8.550; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
1°40′S150°0′E / 1.667°S 150.000°E / -1.667; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Emirau Island
1°41′S150°0′E / 1.683°S 150.000°E / -1.683; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
2°27′S150°0′E / 2.450°S 150.000°E / -2.450; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea New Hanover Island
2°31′S150°0′E / 2.517°S 150.000°E / -2.517; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°8′S150°0′E / 5.133°S 150.000°E / -5.133; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
6°18′S150°0′E / 6.300°S 150.000°E / -6.300; 150.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
9°38′S150°0′E / 9.633°S 150.000°E / -9.633; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
9°44′S150°0′E / 9.733°S 150.000°E / -9.733; 150.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Goodenough Bay
10°5′S150°0′E / 10.083°S 150.000°E / -10.083; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
10°36′S150°0′E / 10.600°S 150.000°E / -10.600; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing just east of Willis Island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory (at 16°17′S149°58′E / 16.283°S 149.967°E / -16.283; 149.967 (Willis Island) )
22°6′S150°0′E / 22.100°S 150.000°E / -22.100; 150.000 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 28°35′S150°0′E / 28.583°S 150.000°E / -28.583; 150.000 (New South Wales) , passing through Marulan (at 34°43′S150°0′E / 34.717°S 150.000°E / -34.717; 150.000 (Marulan) )
36°41′S150°0′E / 36.683°S 150.000°E / -36.683; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
37°9′S150°0′E / 37.150°S 150.000°E / -37.150; 150.000 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia New South WalesGreen Cape
37°15′S150°0′E / 37.250°S 150.000°E / -37.250; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S150°0′E / 60.000°S 150.000°E / -60.000; 150.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°26′S150°0′E / 68.433°S 150.000°E / -68.433; 150.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

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The meridian 50° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 60° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 160° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 150° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 170° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 30° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 45° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 35° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 55° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 75° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 85° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 155° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 meridian 165° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 175° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 151° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 meridian 149° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude 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 meridian 151° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The meridian 149° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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