139th meridian east

The meridian 139° 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.

The 139th meridian east forms a great circle with the 41st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 139th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 139°W
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 * 76.2°N, 139°W
 * 76.2°N, 139°W
 * Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.65°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.65°N, 139°W
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 * 71.58333°N, 139°W
 * Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61.33333°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.15°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57.15°N, 139°W
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 * 54.21667°N, 139°W
 * 54.21667°N, 139°W
 * Khabarovsk Krai
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.35°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47.35°N, 139°W
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 * 37.9°N, 139°W
 * Island of Honshū — Niigata Prefecture (passing just west of Niigata city center) — Gunma Prefecture — from 36.98333°N, 139°W (passing through Takasaki city center) — Saitama Prefecture — from 36.13333°N, 139°W — Tokyo Prefecture — from 35.88333°N, 139°W — Yamanashi Prefecture — from 35.75°N, 139°W — Kanagawa Prefecture — from 35.46667°N, 139°W — Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35.4°N, 139°W — Kanagawa Prefecture — from 35.28333°N, 139°W — Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35.18333°N, 139°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34.71667°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Kōzushima, Tokyo Prefecture, 🇯🇵 (at 34.18333°N, 139.11667°W)
 * -1.96667°N, 139°W
 * -1.96667°N, 139°W
 * Islands of New Guinea, Yos Sudarso and New Guinea again
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.2°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -8.2°N, 139°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -11.7°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Mornington Island, 🇦🇺 (at -16.63333°N, 139.15°W)
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 * -16.88333°N, 139°W
 * Queensland South Australia — from 26°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -35.61667°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -35.61667°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 139°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 139°W
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 * -66.55°N, 139°W
 * -66.55°N, 139°W
 * Adélie Land, claimed by 🇫🇷
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