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140th meridian east

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Line of longitude
Line across the Earth
140°
140th meridian east

Themeridian 140° east ofGreenwich is a line oflongitude that extends from theNorth Pole across theArctic Ocean,Asia, thePacific Ocean,Australasia, theIndian Ocean, theSouthern Ocean, andAntarctica to theSouth Pole.

The 140th meridian east forms agreat ellipse with the40th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at theNorth Pole and heading south to theSouth Pole, the 140th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N140°0′E / 90.000°N 140.000°E /90.000; 140.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
75°57′N140°0′E / 75.950°N 140.000°E /75.950; 140.000 (Russia) RussiaSakha RepublicKotelny Island,New Siberian Islands
74°54′N140°0′E / 74.900°N 140.000°E /74.900; 140.000 (Laptev Sea)Laptev Sea
73°26′N140°0′E / 73.433°N 140.000°E /73.433; 140.000 (Russia) RussiaSakha RepublicGreat Lyakhovsky Island,New Siberian Islands
73°20′N140°0′E / 73.333°N 140.000°E /73.333; 140.000 (Laptev Sea)Laptev Sea
72°29′N140°0′E / 72.483°N 140.000°E /72.483; 140.000 (Russia) RussiaSakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from61°58′N140°0′E / 61.967°N 140.000°E /61.967; 140.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
57°42′N140°0′E / 57.700°N 140.000°E /57.700; 140.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of Okhotsk
54°6′N140°0′E / 54.100°N 140.000°E /54.100; 140.000 (Russia) RussiaKhabarovsk Krai
48°20′N140°0′E / 48.333°N 140.000°E /48.333; 140.000 (Sea of Japan)Sea of Japan
42°41′N140°0′E / 42.683°N 140.000°E /42.683; 140.000 (Japan) JapanIsland ofHokkaidō
— Hokkaidō Prefecture
42°7′N140°0′E / 42.117°N 140.000°E /42.117; 140.000 (Sea of Japan)Sea of Japan
41°38′N140°0′E / 41.633°N 140.000°E /41.633; 140.000 (Japan) JapanIsland of Hokkaidō
— Hokkaidō Prefecture
41°32′N140°0′E / 41.533°N 140.000°E /41.533; 140.000 (Sea of Japan)Sea of Japan
40°44′N140°0′E / 40.733°N 140.000°E /40.733; 140.000 (Japan) JapanIsland ofHonshū
Aomori Prefecture
Akita Prefecture — from40°25′N140°0′E / 40.417°N 140.000°E /40.417; 140.000 (Akita)
39°51′N140°0′E / 39.850°N 140.000°E /39.850; 140.000 (Sea of Japan)Sea of Japan
39°20′N140°0′E / 39.333°N 140.000°E /39.333; 140.000 (Japan) JapanIsland of Honshū
— Akita Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture — from39°6′N140°0′E / 39.100°N 140.000°E /39.100; 140.000 (Yamagata)
Fukushima Prefecture — from37°45′N140°0′E / 37.750°N 140.000°E /37.750; 140.000 (Fukushima)
Tochigi Prefecture — from37°8′N140°0′E / 37.133°N 140.000°E /37.133; 140.000 (Tochigi)
Ibaraki Prefecture — from36°22′N140°0′E / 36.367°N 140.000°E /36.367; 140.000 (Ibaraki)
Chiba Prefecture — from35°54′N140°0′E / 35.900°N 140.000°E /35.900; 140.000 (Chiba)
35°39′N140°0′E / 35.650°N 140.000°E /35.650; 140.000 (Tokyo Bay)Tokyo Bay
35°28′N140°0′E / 35.467°N 140.000°E /35.467; 140.000 (Japan) JapanIsland of Honshū
— Chiba Prefecture (Bōsō Peninsula)
35°1′N140°0′E / 35.017°N 140.000°E /35.017; 140.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just east of the island ofHachijōjima,Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at33°5′N139°52′E / 33.083°N 139.867°E /33.083; 139.867 (Hachijōjima))
Passing just east of the island ofAogashima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at32°27′N139°47′E / 32.450°N 139.783°E /32.450; 139.783 (Aogashima))
Passing through theBayonnaise Rocks, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at31°55′N139°0′E / 31.917°N 139.000°E /31.917; 139.000 (Bayonnaise Rocks))
Passing just west ofSmith Island, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at31°26′N140°2′E / 31.433°N 140.033°E /31.433; 140.033 (Smith Island))
Passing just west ofTori Shima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at30°29′N140°18′E / 30.483°N 140.300°E /30.483; 140.300 (Tori Shima))
Passing just east ofUlithi Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia (at9°55′N139°34′E / 9.917°N 139.567°E /9.917; 139.567 (Ulithi Atoll))
2°21′S140°0′E / 2.350°S 140.000°E /-2.350; 140.000 (Indonesia) IndonesiaIsland ofNew Guinea
8°14′S140°0′E / 8.233°S 140.000°E /-8.233; 140.000 (Arafura Sea)Arafura Sea
11°22′S140°0′E / 11.367°S 140.000°E /-11.367; 140.000 (Gulf of Carpentaria)Gulf of Carpentaria
17°43′S140°0′E / 17.717°S 140.000°E /-17.717; 140.000 (Australia) AustraliaQueensland
South Australia — from26°0′S140°0′E / 26.000°S 140.000°E /-26.000; 140.000 (South Australia)
37°29′S140°0′E / 37.483°S 140.000°E /-37.483; 140.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian OceanAustralian authorities consider this to be part of theSouthern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S140°0′E / 60.000°S 140.000°E /-60.000; 140.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
66°42′S140°0′E / 66.700°S 140.000°E /-66.700; 140.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAdélie Land,claimed by France

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003)."Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age.Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved13 January 2013.
  2. ^"Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica.Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved13 January 2013.

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