148th meridian east

The meridian 148° 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.

Line across the Earth
148°
148th meridian east

The 148th meridian east forms a great circle with the 32nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 148th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 148°0′E / 90.000°N 148.000°E / 90.000; 148.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
76°40′N 148°0′E / 76.667°N 148.000°E / 76.667; 148.000 (East Siberian Sea)East Siberian Sea
75°24′N 148°0′E / 75.400°N 148.000°E / 75.400; 148.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha Republic — island of New Siberia
74°51′N 148°0′E / 74.850°N 148.000°E / 74.850; 148.000 (East Siberian Sea)East Siberian Sea
72°19′N 148°0′E / 72.317°N 148.000°E / 72.317; 148.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 63°56′N 148°0′E / 63.933°N 148.000°E / 63.933; 148.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°23′N 148°0′E / 59.383°N 148.000°E / 59.383; 148.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of Okhotsk
45°20′N 148°0′E / 45.333°N 148.000°E / 45.333; 148.000 (Kuril Islands)Kuril IslandsIsland of Iturup, administered by  Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by  Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
45°1′N 148°0′E / 45.017°N 148.000°E / 45.017; 148.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just west of the island of Nauna,  Papua New Guinea (at 2°12′S 148°11′E / 2.200°S 148.183°E / -2.200; 148.183 (Nauna))
Passing just east of Rambutyo Island,  Papua New Guinea (at 2°17′S 147°52′E / 2.283°S 147.867°E / -2.283; 147.867 (Rambutyo))
Bismarck Sea - passing just west of Sakar Island,  Papua New Guinea (at 5°24′S 148°3′E / 5.400°S 148.050°E / -5.400; 148.050 (Sakar))
5°33′S 148°0′E / 5.550°S 148.000°E / -5.550; 148.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaUmboi Island
5°50′S 148°0′E / 5.833°S 148.000°E / -5.833; 148.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
8°4′S 148°0′E / 8.067°S 148.000°E / -8.067; 148.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaIsland of New Guinea
10°9′S 148°0′E / 10.150°S 148.000°E / -10.150; 148.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanCoral Sea — passing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
19°55′S 148°0′E / 19.917°S 148.000°E / -19.917; 148.000 (Australia)  AustraliaQueensland
New South Wales — from 29°0′S 148°0′E / 29.000°S 148.000°E / -29.000; 148.000 (New South Wales)
Victoria — from 36°8′S 148°0′E / 36.133°S 148.000°E / -36.133; 148.000 (Victoria)
37°53′S 148°0′E / 37.883°S 148.000°E / -37.883; 148.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanTasman Sea
39°38′S 148°0′E / 39.633°S 148.000°E / -39.633; 148.000 (Australia)  AustraliaTasmaniaOuter Sister Island, Flinders Island, Long Island and Cape Barren Island
40°25′S 148°0′E / 40.417°S 148.000°E / -40.417; 148.000 (Bass Strait)Bass StraitPassing just west of Clarke Island, Tasmania,  Australia (at 40°32′S 148°5′E / 40.533°S 148.083°E / -40.533; 148.083 (Clarke Island))
40°45′S 148°0′E / 40.750°S 148.000°E / -40.750; 148.000 (Australia)  AustraliaTasmania
42°31′S 148°0′E / 42.517°S 148.000°E / -42.517; 148.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanTasman Sea — passing just west of Maria Island, Tasmania,  Australia (at 42°39′S 148°1′E / 42.650°S 148.017°E / -42.650; 148.017 (Maria Island))
43°13′S 148°0′E / 43.217°S 148.000°E / -43.217; 148.000 (Australia)  AustraliaTasmaniaTasman Peninsula
43°15′S 148°0′E / 43.250°S 148.000°E / -43.250; 148.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 148°0′E / 60.000°S 148.000°E / -60.000; 148.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
67°48′S 148°0′E / 67.800°S 148.000°E / -67.800; 148.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
68°17′S 148°0′E / 68.283°S 148.000°E / -68.283; 148.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern OceanBuckley Bay
68°25′S 148°0′E / 68.417°S 148.000°E / -68.417; 148.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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