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: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | Kuril Islands | Island of Iturup, administered by (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by (Hokkaidō Prefecture) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at ) Passing just west of Satawal island, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Manus Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | Long Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Huon Gulf |- | ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Queensland New South Wales — from Victoria — from |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bass Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" | | Tasmania |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 146th meridian east 148th meridian east References e147 meridian east