141st Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 141st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 141°0′E / 90°N 141°E / 90; 141 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°1′N 141°0′E / 76.017°N 141°E / 76.017; 141 (Russia) Russia Bunge Land, New Siberian Islands
74°54′N 141°0′E / 74.9°N 141°E / 74.9; 141 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Sannikov Strait
74°15′N 141°0′E / 74.25°N 141°E / 74.25; 141 (Russia) Russia Little Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands
73°59′N 141°0′E / 73.983°N 141°E / 73.983; 141 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Sannikov Strait
73°47′N 141°0′E / 73.783°N 141°E / 73.783; 141 (Russia) Russia Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands
73°23′N 141°0′E / 73.383°N 141°E / 73.383; 141 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Laptev Strait
72°52′N 141°0′E / 72.867°N 141°E / 72.867; 141 (Russia) Russia
72°42′N 141°0′E / 72.7°N 141°E / 72.7; 141 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
72°33′N 141°0′E / 72.55°N 141°E / 72.55; 141 (Russia) Russia
58°25′N 141°0′E / 58.417°N 141°E / 58.417; 141 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
53°24′N 141°0′E / 53.4°N 141°E / 53.4; 141 (Russia) Russia
51°40′N 141°0′E / 51.667°N 141°E / 51.667; 141 (Strait of Tartary) Strait of Tartary Passing just west of Moneron Island, Russia (at 46°13′N 141°11′E / 46.217°N 141.183°E / 46.217; 141.183 (Moneron Island))
45°26′N 141°0′E / 45.433°N 141°E / 45.433; 141 (Japan) Japan Rebun Island
45°21′N 141°0′E / 45.35°N 141°E / 45.35; 141 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
43°14′N 141°0′E / 43.233°N 141°E / 43.233; 141 (Japan) Japan Island of Hokkaidō
42°18′N 141°0′E / 42.3°N 141°E / 42.3; 141 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Uchiura Bay
41°54′N 141°0′E / 41.9°N 141°E / 41.9; 141 (Japan) Japan Island of Hokkaidō — Oshima Peninsula
41°43′N 141°0′E / 41.717°N 141°E / 41.717; 141 (Tsugaru Strait) Tsugaru Strait
41°29′N 141°0′E / 41.483°N 141°E / 41.483; 141 (Japan) Japan Island of Honshū — Shimokita Peninsula
41°11′N 141°0′E / 41.183°N 141°E / 41.183; 141 (Mutsu Bay) Mutsu Bay
40°56′N 141°0′E / 40.933°N 141°E / 40.933; 141 (Japan) Japan Island of Honshū
38°14′N 141°0′E / 38.233°N 141°E / 38.233; 141 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Sendai Bay
37°46′N 141°0′E / 37.767°N 141°E / 37.767; 141 (Japan) Japan Island of Honshū
37°6′N 141°0′E / 37.1°N 141°E / 37.1; 141 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Nishinoshima, Japan (at 27°15′N 140°54′E / 27.25°N 140.9°E / 27.25; 140.9 (Nishinoshima)))
2°36′S 141°0′E / 2.6°S 141°E / -2.6; 141 (Indonesia / Papua New Guinea border) Indonesia / Papua New Guinea border
6°19′S 141°0′E / 6.317°S 141°E / -6.317; 141 (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea The border diverts west to follow the Fly River
6°53′S 141°0′E / 6.883°S 141°E / -6.883; 141 (Indonesia) Indonesia The border with Papua New Guinea runs parallel to the meridian, about 2 km to the east
9°7′S 141°0′E / 9.117°S 141°E / -9.117; 141 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea
11°2′S 141°0′E / 11.033°S 141°E / -11.033; 141 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
16°57′S 141°0′E / 16.95°S 141°E / -16.95; 141 (Australia) Australia Queensland
South Australia / Queensland border — from 26°0′S 141°0′E / 26°S 141°E / -26; 141 (South Australia/Queensland border)
South Australia / New South Wales border — from 29°0′S 141°0′E / 29°S 141°E / -29; 141 (South Australia/New South Wales border)
Victoria — from 34°1′S 141°0′E / 34.017°S 141°E / -34.017; 141 (South Australia/Queensland border), the border with South Australia runs parallel to the meridian, about 3 km to the west (see above)
38°4′S 141°0′E / 38.067°S 141°E / -38.067; 141 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 141°0′E / 60°S 141°E / -60; 141 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°46′S 141°0′E / 66.767°S 141°E / -66.767; 141 (Antarctica) Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by France

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