150th meridian east
# 150th meridian east

The meridian 150° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 150th meridian east forms a great circle with the 30th meridian west.

This is the exact middle of the World Time Zone UTC+10:00, where the sun rises at approximately 6am and sets at 6pm every equinox.

## From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 150th meridian east passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 150.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 150.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°46′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.767°N 150.000°E﻿ / 76.767; 150.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 75°12′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.200°N 150.000°E﻿ / 75.200; 150.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — New Siberia Island 74°48′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.800°N 150.000°E﻿ / 74.800; 150.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 71°59′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.983°N 150.000°E﻿ / 71.983; 150.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 64°30′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.500°N 150.000°E﻿ / 64.500; 150.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 59°41′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.683°N 150.000°E﻿ / 59.683; 150.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 46°2′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.033°N 150.000°E﻿ / 46.033; 150.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Urup, Kuril Islands 45°49′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.817°N 150.000°E﻿ / 45.817; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 8°54′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.900°N 150.000°E﻿ / 8.900; 150.000﻿ (Federated States of Micronesia)  Federated States of Micronesia Namonuito Atoll 8°33′N 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.550°N 150.000°E﻿ / 8.550; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 1°40′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.667°S 150.000°E﻿ / -1.667; 150.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Emirau Island 1°41′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.683°S 150.000°E﻿ / -1.683; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea 2°27′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.450°S 150.000°E﻿ / -2.450; 150.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea New Hanover Island 2°31′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.517°S 150.000°E﻿ / -2.517; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea 5°8′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.133°S 150.000°E﻿ / -5.133; 150.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain 6°18′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.300°S 150.000°E﻿ / -6.300; 150.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 9°38′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿9.633°S 150.000°E﻿ / -9.633; 150.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 9°44′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿9.733°S 150.000°E﻿ / -9.733; 150.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Goodenough Bay 10°5′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.083°S 150.000°E﻿ / -10.083; 150.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 10°36′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.600°S 150.000°E﻿ / -10.600; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing just east of Willis Island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory (at 16°17′S 149°58′E﻿ / ﻿16.283°S 149.967°E﻿ / -16.283; 149.967﻿ (Willis Island)) 22°6′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿22.100°S 150.000°E﻿ / -22.100; 150.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Queensland New South Wales — from 28°35′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.583°S 150.000°E﻿ / -28.583; 150.000﻿ (New South Wales), passing through Marulan (at 34°43′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.717°S 150.000°E﻿ / -34.717; 150.000﻿ (Marulan)) 36°41′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.683°S 150.000°E﻿ / -36.683; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 37°9′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.150°S 150.000°E﻿ / -37.150; 150.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia New South Wales — Green Cape 37°15′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.250°S 150.000°E﻿ / -37.250; 150.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 150.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 150.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°26′S 150°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.433°S 150.000°E﻿ / -68.433; 150.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
