146th meridian east explained

The meridian 146° 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 146th meridian east forms a great circle with the 34th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 146th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Arctic Ocean
	East Siberian Sea	Passing just east of the island of Kotelny, Sakha Republic, (at) Passing just west of the island of New Siberia, Sakha Republic, (at)
		Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from Khabarovsk Krai — from Magadan Oblast — from Khabarovsk Krai — from
	Sea of Okhotsk
	Kuril Islands	Kunashir Island, administered by (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
	Pacific Ocean
	Kuril Islands	Habomai islands, administered by (Sakhalin Oblast) but claimed by (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Pagan, (at) Passing just east of Alamagan, (at) Passing just east of Guguan, (at) Passing just east of Sarigan, (at) Passing just west of Farallon de Medinilla, (at) Passing just east of Saipan, (at)
	Bismarck Sea
		Karkar Island
	Bismarck Sea
	Coral Sea
		Queensland — Fitzroy Island
	Coral Sea
		Queensland New South Wales — from Victoria — from
	Bass Strait
		Tasmania
	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean^[1] ^[2]
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also

• 145th meridian east
• 147th meridian east

Notes and References

1. News: Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean. Darby. Andrew. 22 December 2003. The Age. 13 January 2013. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172821/https://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-all-at-sea-over-position-of-southern-ocean-20031222-gdwzeb.html. live.
2. Web site: Indian Ocean. Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 January 2013. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225033356/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indian-Ocean. live.