150th meridian east
The meridian 150° 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.
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150th meridian east

150° monument in Marulan, New South Wales
The 150th meridian east forms a great circle with the 30th meridian west.
This is the exact middle of the World Time Zone UTC+10:00, where the sun rises at approximately 6am and sets at 6pm every equinox.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 150th meridian east passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 150°0′E Arctic Ocean 76°46′N 150°0′E East Siberian Sea 75°12′N 150°0′E Russia
Sakha Republic — New Siberia Island 74°48′N 150°0′E East Siberian Sea 71°59′N 150°0′E Russia
Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°30′N 150°0′E59°41′N 150°0′E Sea of Okhotsk 46°2′N 150°0′E Russia
Sakhalin Oblast — island of Urup, Kuril Islands 45°49′N 150°0′E Pacific Ocean 8°54′N 150°0′E Federated States of Micronesia
Namonuito Atoll 8°33′N 150°0′E Pacific Ocean 1°40′S 150°0′E Papua New Guinea
Emirau Island 1°41′S 150°0′E Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea 2°27′S 150°0′E Papua New Guinea
New Hanover Island 2°31′S 150°0′E Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea 5°8′S 150°0′E Papua New Guinea
Island of New Britain 6°18′S 150°0′E Solomon Sea 9°38′S 150°0′E Papua New Guinea
Island of New Guinea 9°44′S 150°0′E Solomon Sea Goodenough Bay 10°5′S 150°0′E Papua New Guinea
Island of New Guinea 10°36′S 150°0′E Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing just east of Willis Island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory (at 16°17′S 149°58′E) 22°6′S 150°0′E Australia
Queensland
New South Wales — from 28°35′S 150°0′E, passing through Marulan (at 34°43′S 150°0′E)36°41′S 150°0′E Pacific Ocean 37°9′S 150°0′E Australia
New South Wales — Green Cape 37°15′S 150°0′E Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 150°0′E Southern Ocean 68°26′S 150°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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