139th meridian east

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139th meridian east

The meridian 139° 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.

The 139th meridian east forms a great circle with the 41st meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 139th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Arctic Ocean
 Russia Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
Laptev Sea
 Russia
Sea of Okhotsk
 Russia
Sea of Japan
 Japan Island of Honshū
Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Kōzushima,  Japan
 Indonesia Islands of New Guinea, Yos Sudarso and New Guinea again
Arafura Sea
Gulf of Carpentaria Passing just west of Mornington Island,  Australia
 Australia Queensland
South Australia
Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by  France

See also