138th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 138th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 138°0′E / 90.000°N 138.000°E / 90.000; 138.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
76°0′N 138°0′E / 76.000°N 138.000°E / 76.000; 138.000 (Russia)	Russia	Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
74°51′N 138°0′E / 74.850°N 138.000°E / 74.850; 138.000 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
71°33′N 138°0′E / 71.550°N 138.000°E / 71.550; 138.000 (Russia)	Russia	Yarok Island and the mainland
56°23′N 138°0′E / 56.383°N 138.000°E / 56.383; 138.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
55°5′N 138°0′E / 55.083°N 138.000°E / 55.083; 138.000 (Russia)	Russia	Bolshoy Shantar Island
54°46′N 138°0′E / 54.767°N 138.000°E / 54.767; 138.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
53°37′N 138°0′E / 53.617°N 138.000°E / 53.617; 138.000 (Russia)	Russia
46°8′N 138°0′E / 46.133°N 138.000°E / 46.133; 138.000 (Sea of Japan)	Sea of Japan
37°7′N 138°0′E / 37.117°N 138.000°E / 37.117; 138.000 (Japan)	Japan	Island of Honshū
34°40′N 138°0′E / 34.667°N 138.000°E / 34.667; 138.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Yap island, Federated States of Micronesia (at 9°27′N 138°3′E / 9.450°N 138.050°E / 9.450; 138.050 (Yap))
1°33′S 138°0′E / 1.550°S 138.000°E / -1.550; 138.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
5°29′S 138°0′E / 5.483°S 138.000°E / -5.483; 138.000 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea
7°43′S 138°0′E / 7.717°S 138.000°E / -7.717; 138.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Yos Sudarso
8°24′S 138°0′E / 8.400°S 138.000°E / -8.400; 138.000 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea
12°1′S 138°0′E / 12.017°S 138.000°E / -12.017; 138.000 (Gulf of Carpentaria)	Gulf of Carpentaria
16°33′S 138°0′E / 16.550°S 138.000°E / -16.550; 138.000 (Australia)	Australia	Northern Territory / Queensland border (approximately) South Australia — from 26°0′S 138°0′E / 26.000°S 138.000°E / -26.000; 138.000 (South Australia)
34°21′S 138°0′E / 34.350°S 138.000°E / -34.350; 138.000 (Gulf Saint Vincent)	Gulf Saint Vincent
35°44′S 138°0′E / 35.733°S 138.000°E / -35.733; 138.000 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia — Kangaroo Island
35°54′S 138°0′E / 35.900°S 138.000°E / -35.900; 138.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 138°0′E / 60.000°S 138.000°E / -60.000; 138.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
66°29′S 138°0′E / 66.483°S 138.000°E / -66.483; 138.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Adélie Land, claimed by France