145th meridian east
The meridian 145° 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.
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145th meridian east
The 145th meridian east forms a great circle with the 35th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 145th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 145°0′E Arctic Ocean 75°37′N 145°0′E Russia
Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands 75°27′N 145°0′E East Siberian Sea 72°35′N 145°0′E Russia
Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 62°14′N 145°0′E
Khabarovsk Krai — from 62°1′N 145°0′E59°22′N 145°0′E Sea of Okhotsk Passing just east of the island of Sakhalin, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia (at 48°39′N 144°45′E)
44°4′N 145°0′E Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō 42°59′N 145°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Farallon de Pajaros island, Northern Mariana Islands (at 20°32′N 144°54′E)
Passing just west of Rota island,Northern Mariana Islands (at 14°7′N 145°7′E)
Passing just east ofGuam (at 13°35′N 144°57′E)
Passing just west of the Hermit Islands,Papua New Guinea (at 1°33′S 145°1′E) and into the Bismarck Sea
4°3′S 145°0′E Papua New Guinea
Island of Manam 4°7′S 145°0′E Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea 4°19′S 145°0′E Papua New Guinea
7°49′S 145°0′E Coral Sea Passing just east of Howick Island, Queensland, Australia (at 14°30′S 144°59′E)
14°45′S 145°0′E Australia
Queensland
New South Wales — from 29°0′S 145°0′E
Victoria — from 35°51′S 145°0′E, passing through Melbourne (at 37°50′S 144°55′E)37°57′S 145°0′E Port Phillip Bay 38°16′S 145°0′E Australia
Victoria — Mornington Peninsula 38°29′S 145°0′E Bass Strait Passing just east of Three Hummock Island, Tasmania, Australia (at 40°25′S 144°58′E)
40°41′S 145°0′E Australia
Tasmania — Robbins Island and the Tasmanian mainland 41°46′S 145°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2] 60°0′S 145°0′E Southern Ocean 67°0′S 145°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
See also
References
- Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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