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141st meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The 141st meridian 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 141st meridian east forms a great circle with the 39th meridian west.

As a border

On the island of New Guinea, the meridian defines part of the land border between Indonesia on the west and Papua New Guinea on the east. The Fly River forms the border where it flows west of the 141st meridian. South of the Fly, the border runs slightly to the east of, and parallel to, the meridian (see Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border).

In Australia, it forms the eastern boundary of the state of South Australia, bordering Queensland and New South Wales. The border between South Australia and Victoria was originally proclaimed to be exactly on the 141st meridian, but measurement errors resulted in the present border being about 3.6 km west of this line at 140°57'45" (see South Australia–Victoria border dispute).

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 141st meridian east passes through:

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Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
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Sakha Republic — Little Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands
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Sakha Republic — Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands
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| ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Khabarovsk Krai
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| ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Tartary |- | ! scope="row" |

Hokkaidō Prefecture — Rebun Island
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Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō (passing through Otaru)
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Hokkaidō Prefecture — Oshima Peninsula, island of Hokkaidō
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Aomori Prefecture — Shimokita Peninsula, island of Honshū
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| ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū — Aomori Prefecture — Iwate Prefecture — from — Miyagi Prefecture — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | | Fukushima Prefecture, island of Honshū |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | / border | |- | ! scope="row" | | The border diverts west to follow the Fly River |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" |

The border with runs parallel to the meridian, about 2 km to the east
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| ! scope="row" | | Queensland South Australia / Queensland border — from South Australia / New South Wales border — from Victoria — from , the border with South Australia runs parallel to the meridian, about 3 km to the west (see above) |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Adélie Land, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
  2. Darby, Andrew. (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age.
  3. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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