146th meridian east

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146th meridian east

The meridian 146° 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 146th meridian east forms a great circle with the 34th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 146th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 146°0′E / 90°N 146°E / 90; 146 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
76°34′N 146°0′E / 76.567°N 146°E / 76.567; 146 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Passing between the islands of Faddeyevsky and New Siberia,  Russia
72°30′N 146°0′E / 72.5°N 146°E / 72.5; 146 (Russia)	Russia
59°8′N 146°0′E / 59.133°N 146°E / 59.133; 146 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
44°21′N 146°0′E / 44.35°N 146°E / 44.35; 146 (Kuril Islands)	Kuril Islands	Kunashir Island, administered by  Russia but claimed by  Japan
44°10′N 146°0′E / 44.167°N 146°E / 44.167; 146 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
43°23′N 146°0′E / 43.383°N 146°E / 43.383; 146 (Kuril Islands)	Kuril Islands	Khabomai islands, administered by  Russia but claimed by  Japan
43°22′N 146°0′E / 43.367°N 146°E / 43.367; 146 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the islands of Pagan, Alamagan, Guguan and Sarigan,  Northern Mariana Islands Passing just west of the island of Farallon de Medinilla,  Northern Mariana Islands Passing just east of the island of Saipan,  Northern Mariana Islands Bismarck Sea
4°31′S 146°0′E / 4.517°S 146°E / -4.517; 146 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Karkar Island
4°44′S 146°0′E / 4.733°S 146°E / -4.733; 146 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Bismarck Sea
5°30′S 146°0′E / 5.5°S 146°E / -5.5; 146 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea
8°3′S 146°0′E / 8.05°S 146°E / -8.05; 146 (Coral Sea)	Coral Sea
16°55′S 146°0′E / 16.917°S 146°E / -16.917; 146 (Australia)	Australia	Queensland - Fitzroy Island
16°56′S 146°0′E / 16.933°S 146°E / -16.933; 146 (Coral Sea)	Coral Sea
17°17′S 146°0′E / 17.283°S 146°E / -17.283; 146 (Australia)	Australia	Queensland New South Wales Victoria
38°53′S 146°0′E / 38.883°S 146°E / -38.883; 146 (Bass Strait)	Bass Strait
41°5′S 146°0′E / 41.083°S 146°E / -41.083; 146 (Australia)	Australia	Tasmania
43°26′S 146°0′E / 43.433°S 146°E / -43.433; 146 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 146°0′E / 60°S 146°E / -60; 146 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°50′S 146°0′E / 66.833°S 146°E / -66.833; 146 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
67°21′S 146°0′E / 67.35°S 146°E / -67.35; 146 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
67°36′S 146°0′E / 67.6°S 146°E / -67.6; 146 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 145th meridian east
• 147th meridian east

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