144th meridian east

The meridian 144° 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 144th meridian east forms a great circle with the 36th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 144th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 144°W
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 * 75.81667°N, 144°W
 * 75.81667°N, 144°W
 * Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.01667°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.01667°N, 144°W
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 * 72.66667°N, 144°W
 * Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61.75°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.4°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.4°N, 144°W
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 * 49.95°N, 144°W
 * 49.95°N, 144°W
 * Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49.26667°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49.26667°N, 144°W
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 * 44.13333°N, 144°W
 * 44.13333°N, 144°W
 * Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42.91667°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Woleai atoll, 🇫🇲 (at 7.33333°N, 144°W) Passing just west of the Ninigo Islands, 🇵🇬 (at -1.46667°N, 144.01667°W) Passing just west of the Schouten Islands, 🇵🇬 (at -3.2°N, 144.05°W)
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 * -3.8°N, 144°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.73333°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7.73333°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Murray Island, Queensland, 🇦🇺 (at -9.91667°N, 144.03333°W)
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 * -14.48333°N, 144°W
 * Queensland New South Wales — from -29°N, 144°W Victoria — from -35.55°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.51667°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.51667°N, 144°W
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 * -39.6°N, 144°W
 * -39.6°N, 144°W
 * Tasmania — King Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -40.1°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -40.1°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 144°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 144°W
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 * -67.08333°N, 144°W
 * -67.08333°N, 144°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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