141st meridian east
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The 141st meridian 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 141st meridian east forms a great circle with the 39th meridian west.
As a border
On the island of New Guinea, the meridian defines part of the land border between Indonesia on the west and Papua New Guinea on the east. The Fly River forms the border where it flows west of the 141st meridian. South of the Fly, the border runs slightly to the east of, and parallel to, the meridian (see Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border).
In Australia, it forms the eastern boundary of the state of South Australia, bordering Queensland and New South Wales. The border between South Australia and Victoria was originally proclaimed to be exactly on the 141st meridian, but measurement errors resulted in the present border being about 3.6 km (2.2 mi) west of this line at 140°57'45" (see South Australia–Victoria border dispute).
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 141st meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 141°0′E / 90.000°N 141.000°E / 90.000; 141.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°1′N 141°0′E / 76.017°N 141.000°E / 76.017; 141.000 (Russia) Russia Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands 74°54′N 141°0′E / 74.900°N 141.000°E / 74.900; 141.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Sannikov Strait 74°15′N 141°0′E / 74.250°N 141.000°E / 74.250; 141.000 (Russia) Russia Sakha Republic — Little Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands 73°59′N 141°0′E / 73.983°N 141.000°E / 73.983; 141.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Sannikov Strait 73°47′N 141°0′E / 73.783°N 141.000°E / 73.783; 141.000 (Russia) Russia Sakha Republic — Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands 73°23′N 141°0′E / 73.383°N 141.000°E / 73.383; 141.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Laptev Strait 72°52′N 141°0′E / 72.867°N 141.000°E / 72.867; 141.000 (Russia) Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 62°29′N 141°0′E / 62.483°N 141.000°E / 62.483; 141.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)72°42′N 141°0′E / 72.700°N 141.000°E / 72.700; 141.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 72°33′N 141°0′E / 72.550°N 141.000°E / 72.550; 141.000 (Russia) Russia Khabarovsk Krai 58°25′N 141°0′E / 58.417°N 141.000°E / 58.417; 141.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 53°24′N 141°0′E / 53.400°N 141.000°E / 53.400; 141.000 (Russia) Russia Khabarovsk Krai 51°40′N 141°0′E / 51.667°N 141.000°E / 51.667; 141.000 (Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary Passing just west of Moneron Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia (at 46°13′N 141°11′E / 46.217°N 141.183°E / 46.217; 141.183 (Moneron Island)) 45°26′N 141°0′E / 45.433°N 141.000°E / 45.433; 141.000 (Japan) Japan Hokkaidō Prefecture — Rebun Island 45°21′N 141°0′E / 45.350°N 141.000°E / 45.350; 141.000 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 43°14′N 141°0′E / 43.233°N 141.000°E / 43.233; 141.000 (Japan) Japan Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō (passing through Otaru) 42°18′N 141°0′E / 42.300°N 141.000°E / 42.300; 141.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Uchiura Bay 41°54′N 141°0′E / 41.900°N 141.000°E / 41.900; 141.000 (Japan) Japan Hokkaidō Prefecture — Oshima Peninsula, island of Hokkaidō 41°43′N 141°0′E / 41.717°N 141.000°E / 41.717; 141.000 (Tsugaru Strait) Tsugaru Strait 41°29′N 141°0′E / 41.483°N 141.000°E / 41.483; 141.000 (Japan) Japan Aomori Prefecture — Shimokita Peninsula, island of Honshū 41°11′N 141°0′E / 41.183°N 141.000°E / 41.183; 141.000 (Mutsu Bay) Mutsu Bay 40°56′N 141°0′E / 40.933°N 141.000°E / 40.933; 141.000 (Japan) Japan Island of Honshū
— Aomori Prefecture
— Iwate Prefecture — from 40°13′N 141°0′E / 40.217°N 141.000°E / 40.217; 141.000 (Iwate)
— Miyagi Prefecture — from 38°52′N 141°0′E / 38.867°N 141.000°E / 38.867; 141.000 (Miyagi)38°14′N 141°0′E / 38.233°N 141.000°E / 38.233; 141.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Sendai Bay 37°46′N 141°0′E / 37.767°N 141.000°E / 37.767; 141.000 (Japan) Japan Fukushima Prefecture, island of Honshū 37°6′N 141°0′E / 37.100°N 141.000°E / 37.100; 141.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Nishinoshima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at 27°15′N 140°54′E / 27.250°N 140.900°E / 27.250; 140.900 (Nishinoshima)) 2°36′S 141°0′E / 2.600°S 141.000°E / -2.600; 141.000 (Indonesia / Papua New Guinea border) Indonesia / Papua New Guinea border 6°19′S 141°0′E / 6.317°S 141.000°E / -6.317; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea The border diverts west to follow the Fly River 6°53′S 141°0′E / 6.883°S 141.000°E / -6.883; 141.000 (Indonesia) Indonesia The border with Papua New Guinea runs parallel to the meridian, about 2 km (1.2 mi) to the east 9°7′S 141°0′E / 9.117°S 141.000°E / -9.117; 141.000 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 11°2′S 141°0′E / 11.033°S 141.000°E / -11.033; 141.000 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria 16°57′S 141°0′E / 16.950°S 141.000°E / -16.950; 141.000 (Australia) Australia Queensland
South Australia / Queensland border — from 26°0′S 141°0′E / 26.000°S 141.000°E / -26.000; 141.000 (South Australia/Queensland border)
South Australia / New South Wales border — from 29°0′S 141°0′E / 29.000°S 141.000°E / -29.000; 141.000 (South Australia/New South Wales border)
Victoria — from 34°1′S 141°0′E / 34.017°S 141.000°E / -34.017; 141.000 (South Australia/Queensland border), the border with South Australia runs parallel to the meridian, about 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west (see above)38°4′S 141°0′E / 38.067°S 141.000°E / -38.067; 141.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] 60°0′S 141°0′E / 60.000°S 141.000°E / -60.000; 141.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°46′S 141°0′E / 66.767°S 141.000°E / -66.767; 141.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by France
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