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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 147°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.61667°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.61667°N, 147°W
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 * 75.31667°N, 147°W
 * 75.31667°N, 147°W
 * Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.05°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75.05°N, 147°W
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 * 72.23333°N, 147°W
 * Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 64.13333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.36667°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.36667°N, 147°W
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 * 44.58333°N, 147°W
 * Island of Iturup, administered by 🇷🇺 (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by 🇯🇵 (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44.45°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at 43.83333°N, 146.91667°W) Passing just west of Satawal island, 🇫🇲 (at 7.35°N, 147.03333°W)
 * -1.96667°N, 147°W
 * -1.96667°N, 147°W
 * Manus Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.2°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.2°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea
 * -5.25°N, 147°W
 * -5.25°N, 147°W
 * Long Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.36667°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -5.36667°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea
 * -5.93333°N, 147°W
 * -5.93333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.73333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.73333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.73333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Huon Gulf
 * -7°N, 147°W
 * -7°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.3°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.3°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.3°N, 147°W
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 * -19.25°N, 147°W
 * Queensland New South Wales — from -29°N, 147°W Victoria — from -36.08333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.53333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -38.53333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania, 🇦🇺 (at -39.21667°N, 146.98333°W)
 * -40.98333°N, 147°W
 * -40.98333°N, 147°W
 * Tasmania
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.43333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -43.43333°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 147°W
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 * -67.9°N, 147°W
 * -67.9°N, 147°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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