145th meridian east

The meridian 145° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
145°
145th meridian east

The 145th meridian east forms a great circle with the 35th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 145th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 145°0′E / 90.000°N 145.000°E / 90.000; 145.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
75°37′N 145°0′E / 75.617°N 145.000°E / 75.617; 145.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha RepublicKotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
75°27′N 145°0′E / 75.450°N 145.000°E / 75.450; 145.000 (East Siberian Sea)East Siberian Sea
72°35′N 145°0′E / 72.583°N 145.000°E / 72.583; 145.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 62°14′N 145°0′E / 62.233°N 145.000°E / 62.233; 145.000 (Magadan Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 62°1′N 145°0′E / 62.017°N 145.000°E / 62.017; 145.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
59°22′N 145°0′E / 59.367°N 145.000°E / 59.367; 145.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of OkhotskPassing just east of the island of Sakhalin, Sakhalin Oblast,  Russia (at 48°39′N 144°45′E / 48.650°N 144.750°E / 48.650; 144.750 (Sakhalin))
44°4′N 145°0′E / 44.067°N 145.000°E / 44.067; 145.000 (Japan)  JapanHokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō
42°59′N 145°0′E / 42.983°N 145.000°E / 42.983; 145.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just east of Farallon de Pajaros island,  Northern Mariana Islands (at 20°32′N 144°54′E / 20.533°N 144.900°E / 20.533; 144.900 (Farallon de Pajaros))
Passing just west of Rota island,  Northern Mariana Islands (at 14°7′N 145°7′E / 14.117°N 145.117°E / 14.117; 145.117 (Rota))
Passing just east of  Guam (at 13°35′N 144°57′E / 13.583°N 144.950°E / 13.583; 144.950 (Guam))
Passing just west of the Hermit Islands,  Papua New Guinea (at 1°33′S 145°1′E / 1.550°S 145.017°E / -1.550; 145.017 (Hermit Islands)) and into the Bismarck Sea
4°3′S 145°0′E / 4.050°S 145.000°E / -4.050; 145.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaIsland of Manam
4°7′S 145°0′E / 4.117°S 145.000°E / -4.117; 145.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanBismarck Sea
4°19′S 145°0′E / 4.317°S 145.000°E / -4.317; 145.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea
7°49′S 145°0′E / 7.817°S 145.000°E / -7.817; 145.000 (Coral Sea)Coral SeaPassing just east of Howick Island, Queensland,  Australia (at 14°30′S 144°59′E / 14.500°S 144.983°E / -14.500; 144.983 (Howick Island))
14°45′S 145°0′E / 14.750°S 145.000°E / -14.750; 145.000 (Australia)  AustraliaQueensland
New South Wales — from 29°0′S 145°0′E / 29.000°S 145.000°E / -29.000; 145.000 (New South Wales)
Victoria — from 35°51′S 145°0′E / 35.850°S 145.000°E / -35.850; 145.000 (Victoria), passing through Melbourne (at 37°50′S 144°55′E / 37.833°S 144.917°E / -37.833; 144.917 (Melbourne))
37°57′S 145°0′E / 37.950°S 145.000°E / -37.950; 145.000 (Port Phillip Bay)Port Phillip Bay
38°16′S 145°0′E / 38.267°S 145.000°E / -38.267; 145.000 (Australia)  AustraliaVictoriaMornington Peninsula
38°29′S 145°0′E / 38.483°S 145.000°E / -38.483; 145.000 (Bass Strait)Bass StraitPassing just east of Three Hummock Island, Tasmania,  Australia (at 40°25′S 144°58′E / 40.417°S 144.967°E / -40.417; 144.967 (Three Hummock Island))
40°41′S 145°0′E / 40.683°S 145.000°E / -40.683; 145.000 (Australia)  AustraliaTasmaniaRobbins Island and the Tasmanian mainland
41°46′S 145°0′E / 41.767°S 145.000°E / -41.767; 145.000 (Indian Ocean)Indian OceanAustralian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 145°0′E / 60.000°S 145.000°E / -60.000; 145.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
67°0′S 145°0′E / 67.000°S 145.000°E / -67.000; 145.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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