The meridian 144° 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 144th meridian east forms a great circle with the 36th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 144th meridian east passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands | ||
| East Siberian Sea | ||
| Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from | ||
| Sea of Okhotsk | ||
| Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin | ||
| Sea of Okhotsk | ||
| Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō | ||
| Pacific Ocean | Passing just east of Woleai atoll, (at) Passing just west of the Ninigo Islands, (at) Passing just west of the Schouten Islands, (at) | |
| Coral Sea | Passing just west of Murray Island, Queensland, (at) | |
| Queensland New South Wales — from Victoria — from | ||
| Bass Strait | ||
| Tasmania — King Island | ||
| Indian Ocean | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1] [2] | |
| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by | |