147th Meridian East - From Pole To Pole

From Pole To Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 147°0′E / 90.000°N 147.000°E / 90.000; 147.000 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
76°37′N 147°0′E / 76.617°N 147.000°E / 76.617; 147.000 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
75°19′N 147°0′E / 75.317°N 147.000°E / 75.317; 147.000 (Russia)	Russia	Island of New Siberia
75°3′N 147°0′E / 75.050°N 147.000°E / 75.050; 147.000 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
72°14′N 147°0′E / 72.233°N 147.000°E / 72.233; 147.000 (Russia)	Russia
59°22′N 147°0′E / 59.367°N 147.000°E / 59.367; 147.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)	Sea of Okhotsk
44°35′N 147°0′E / 44.583°N 147.000°E / 44.583; 147.000 (Kuril Islands)	Kuril Islands	Island of Iturup, administered by Russia, but claimed by Japan
44°27′N 147°0′E / 44.450°N 147.000°E / 44.450; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at 43°50′N 146°55′E / 43.833°N 146.917°E / 43.833; 146.917 (Shikotan)) Passing just west of Satawal island, Federated States of Micronesia (at 7°21′N 147°2′E / 7.350°N 147.033°E / 7.350; 147.033 (Satawal))
1°58′S 147°0′E / 1.967°S 147.000°E / -1.967; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Manus Island
2°12′S 147°0′E / 2.200°S 147.000°E / -2.200; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Bismarck Sea
5°15′S 147°0′E / 5.250°S 147.000°E / -5.250; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Long Island
5°22′S 147°0′E / 5.367°S 147.000°E / -5.367; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Bismarck Sea
5°56′S 147°0′E / 5.933°S 147.000°E / -5.933; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea
6°44′S 147°0′E / 6.733°S 147.000°E / -6.733; 147.000 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea	Huon Gulf
7°0′S 147°0′E / 7.000°S 147.000°E / -7.000; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea
9°18′S 147°0′E / 9.300°S 147.000°E / -9.300; 147.000 (Coral Sea)	Coral Sea
19°15′S 147°0′E / 19.250°S 147.000°E / -19.250; 147.000 (Australia)	Australia	Queensland New South Wales — from 29°0′S 147°0′E / 29.000°S 147.000°E / -29.000; 147.000 (New South Wales) Victoria — from 36°5′S 147°0′E / 36.083°S 147.000°E / -36.083; 147.000 (Victoria)
38°32′S 147°0′E / 38.533°S 147.000°E / -38.533; 147.000 (Bass Strait)	Bass Strait	Passing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania, Australia (at 39°13′S 146°59′E / 39.217°S 146.983°E / -39.217; 146.983 (Hogan Island))
40°59′S 147°0′E / 40.983°S 147.000°E / -40.983; 147.000 (Australia)	Australia	Tasmania
43°26′S 147°0′E / 43.433°S 147.000°E / -43.433; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 147°0′E / 60.000°S 147.000°E / -60.000; 147.000 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
67°54′S 147°0′E / 67.900°S 147.000°E / -67.900; 147.000 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia