150th meridian east

The meridian 150° 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 150th meridian east forms a great circle with the 30th meridian west.

This is the exact middle of the World Time Zone UTC+10:00, where the sun rises at approximately 6am and sets at 6pm every equinox.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 150th meridian east passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, 150°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.76667°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.76667°N, 150°W
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 * 75.2°N, 150°W
 * 75.2°N, 150°W
 * Sakha Republic — New Siberia Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.8°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74.8°N, 150°W
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 * 71.98333°N, 150°W
 * Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 64.5°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.68333°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59.68333°N, 150°W
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 * 46.03333°N, 150°W
 * 46.03333°N, 150°W
 * Sakhalin Oblast — island of Urup, Kuril Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.81667°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.81667°N, 150°W
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 * 8.9°N, 150°W
 * Namonuito Atoll
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.55°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8.55°N, 150°W
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 * -1.66667°N, 150°W
 * -1.66667°N, 150°W
 * Emirau Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.68333°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -1.68333°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea
 * -2.45°N, 150°W
 * -2.45°N, 150°W
 * New Hanover Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.51667°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -2.51667°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea
 * -5.13333°N, 150°W
 * -5.13333°N, 150°W
 * Island of New Britain
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.3°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6.3°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -9.63333°N, 150°W
 * -9.63333°N, 150°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.73333°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -9.73333°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Goodenough Bay
 * -10.08333°N, 150°W
 * -10.08333°N, 150°W
 * Island of New Guinea
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10.6°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea — passing just east of Willis Island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory (at -16.28333°N, 149.96667°W)
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 * -22.1°N, 150°W
 * Queensland New South Wales — from -28.58333°N, 150°W, passing through Marulan (at -34.71667°N, 150°W)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -36.68333°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -36.68333°N, 150°W
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 * -37.15°N, 150°W
 * -37.15°N, 150°W
 * New South Wales — Green Cape
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -37.25°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -37.25°N, 150°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 150°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, 150°W
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 * -68.43333°N, 150°W
 * Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
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