147th meridian east explained

The meridian 147° 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 147th meridian east forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
East Siberian Sea
Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia
East Siberian Sea
Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from
Sea of Okhotsk
Kuril IslandsIsland of Iturup, administered by (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
Pacific OceanPassing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at)
Passing just west of Satawal island, (at)
Manus Island
Pacific OceanBismarck Sea
Long Island
Pacific OceanBismarck Sea
Solomon SeaHuon Gulf
Coral Sea
Queensland
New South Wales — from
Victoria — from
Bass StraitPassing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania, (at)
Tasmania
Pacific OceanAustralian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1] [2]
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean. Darby. Andrew. 22 December 2003. The Age. 13 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Indian Ocean. Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 January 2013.