From Pole To Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 143rd meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 143°0′E / 90.000°N 143.000°E / 90.000; 143.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 75°49′N 143°0′E / 75.817°N 143.000°E / 75.817; 143.000 (Russia) Russia Faddeyevsky Island and Bunge Land, New Siberian Islands 74°53′N 143°0′E / 74.883°N 143.000°E / 74.883; 143.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Sannikov Strait 73°42′N 143°0′E / 73.700°N 143.000°E / 73.700; 143.000 (Russia) Russia Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands 73°12′N 143°0′E / 73.200°N 143.000°E / 73.200; 143.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Laptev Strait 72°42′N 143°0′E / 72.700°N 143.000°E / 72.700; 143.000 (Russia) Russia 59°19′N 143°0′E / 59.317°N 143.000°E / 59.317; 143.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 53°38′N 143°0′E / 53.633°N 143.000°E / 53.633; 143.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Sakhalin 49°9′N 143°0′E / 49.150°N 143.000°E / 49.150; 143.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 47°16′N 143°0′E / 47.267°N 143.000°E / 47.267; 143.000 (Russia) Russia Island of Sakhalin 46°36′N 143°0′E / 46.600°N 143.000°E / 46.600; 143.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 44°33′N 143°0′E / 44.550°N 143.000°E / 44.550; 143.000 (Japan) Japan Island of Hokkaidō 42°5′N 143°0′E / 42.083°N 143.000°E / 42.083; 143.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Aua Island, Papua New Guinea (at 1°28′S 143°2′E / 1.467°S 143.033°E / -1.467; 143.033 (Aua Island))
Passing just east of Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea (at 1°44′S 142°52′E / 1.733°S 142.867°E / -1.733; 142.867 (Wuvulu Island))3°21′S 143°0′E / 3.350°S 143.000°E / -3.350; 143.000 (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea 9°7′S 143°0′E / 9.117°S 143.000°E / -9.117; 143.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Torres Strait — passing amongst the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia 11°56′S 143°0′E / 11.933°S 143.000°E / -11.933; 143.000 (Australia) Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 29°0′S 143°0′E / 29.000°S 143.000°E / -29.000; 143.000 (New South Wales)
Victoria — from 34°41′S 143°0′E / 34.683°S 143.000°E / -34.683; 143.000 (Victoria)38°37′S 143°0′E / 38.617°S 143.000°E / -38.617; 143.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 143°0′E / 60.000°S 143.000°E / -60.000; 143.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°57′S 143°0′E / 66.950°S 143.000°E / -66.950; 143.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
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