147th meridian east
# 147th meridian east

The meridian 147° 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 147th meridian east forms a great circle with the 33rd meridian west.

## 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 Sakha Republic — 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 Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 64°8′N 147°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.133°N 147.000°E﻿ / 64.133; 147.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 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 (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture) 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
