143rd Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 143rd meridian east passes through:

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