149th meridian east

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.

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149th meridian east

The 149th meridian east forms a great circle with the 31st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 149th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 149°0′E Arctic Ocean
76°44′N 149°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic — Bennett Island
76°39′N 149°0′E East Siberian Sea
75°13′N 149°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia
74°43′N 149°0′E East Siberian Sea
72°14′N 149°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°26′N 149°0′E
59°27′N 149°0′E Sea of Okhotsk Taui Bay
59°10′N 149°0′E  Russia Magadan Oblast — Spafaryev Island
59°7′N 149°0′E Sea of Okhotsk Passing just east of Iturup in the Kuril Islands (at 45°30′N 148°53′E), administered by  Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by  Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
45°30′N 149°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Narage,  Papua New Guinea (at 4°32′S 149°6′E)
Passing just west of the island of Unea,  Papua New Guinea (at 4°53′S 149°6′E)
5°28′S 149°0′E  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
Arawe Islands — from 6°1′S 149°0′E
6°9′S 149°0′E Solomon Sea
9°3′S 149°0′E  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
10°16′S 149°0′E Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
20°14′S 149°0′E  Australia Queensland — Whitsunday Island
20°19′S 149°0′E Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
20°55′S 149°0′E  Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 28°58′S 149°0′E
Australian Capital Territory — from 35°12′S 149°0′E, passing just west of Canberra (at 35°20′S 149°7′E)
New South Wales — from 35°54′S 149°0′E
Victoria — from 37°7′S 149°0′E
37°47′S 149°0′E Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 149°0′E Southern Ocean
68°21′S 149°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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