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The 147th meridian east forms a [[great circle]] with the [[33rd meridian west]].
The 147th meridian east forms a [[great circle]] with the [[33rd meridian west]].

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==From Pole to Pole==
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 147th meridian east passes through:
Starting at the [[North Pole]] and heading south to the [[South Pole]], the 147th meridian east passes through:


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! Width="125" | Co-ordinates
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! Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! Notes
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|37|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|37|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[East Siberian Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[East Siberian Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|75|19|N|147|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
| {{Coord|75|19|N|147|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
| {{RUS}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Island of [[New Siberia]]
| [[Sakha Republic]] — island of [[New Siberia]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|3|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|75|3|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[East Siberian Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[East Siberian Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-
| {{Coord|72|14|N|147|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
| {{Coord|72|14|N|147|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
| {{RUS}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Sakha Republic]]<br/> [[Magadan Oblast]] — from {{Coord|64|8|N|147|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Magadan Oblast}}
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|59|22|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|59|22|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Okhotsk]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Sea of Okhotsk]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|44|35|N|147|0|E|type:country|name=Kuril Islands}}
| {{Coord|44|35|N|147|0|E|type:country|name=Kuril Islands}}
| [[Kuril Islands]]
! scope="row" | [[Kuril Islands]]
| Island of [[Iturup]], administered by {{RUS}}, but claimed by {{JPN}}
| Island of [[Iturup]], administered by {{RUS}} ([[Sakhalin Oblast]]), but claimed by {{JPN}} ([[Hokkaidō Prefecture]])
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|44|27|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|44|27|N|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of [[Shikotan]] island, [[Kuril Islands]]<br/
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of [[Shikotan]] island, [[Kuril Islands]] (at {{Coord|43|50|N|146|55|E|type:isle|name=Shikotan}})<br/> Passing just west of [[Satawal]] island, {{FSM}} (at {{Coord|7|21|N|147|2|E|type:isle|name=Satawal}})
> Passing just west of [[Satawal]] island, {{FSM}}
|-
|-
| {{Coord|1|58|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{Coord|1|58|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{PNG}}
! scope="row" | {{PNG}}
| [[Manus Island]]
| [[Manus Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|12|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|12|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bismarck Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bismarck Sea]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|5|15|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{Coord|5|15|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{PNG}}
! scope="row" | {{PNG}}
| [[Long Island (Papua New Guinea)|Long Island]]
| [[Long Island (Papua New Guinea)|Long Island]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|22|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|22|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bismarck Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bismarck Sea]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|5|56|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{Coord|5|56|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{PNG}}
! scope="row" | {{PNG}}
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|6|44|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Solomon Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|6|44|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Solomon Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Solomon Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Solomon Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Huon Gulf]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Huon Gulf]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|7|0|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{Coord|7|0|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}
| {{PNG}}
! scope="row" | {{PNG}}
|
|
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|9|18|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Coral Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|9|18|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Coral Sea}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Coral Sea]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Coral Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|19|15|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}
| {{Coord|19|15|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}
| {{AUS}}
! scope="row" | {{AUS}}
| [[Queensland]]<br/> [[New South Wales]] — from {{Coord|29|0|S|147|0|E|type:adm1st|name=New South Wales}}<br/> [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] — from {{Coord|36|5|S|147|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Victoria}}
| [[Queensland]]<br/
> [[New South Wales]]<br/
> [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|32|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Bass Strait}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|38|32|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Bass Strait}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bass Strait]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bass Strait]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of [[Hogan Island]], [[Tasmania]], {{AUS}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of [[Hogan Island]], [[Tasmania]], {{AUS}} (at {{Coord|39|13|S|146|59|E|type:isle|name=Hogan Island}})
|-
|-
| {{Coord|40|59|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}
| {{Coord|40|59|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}
| {{AUS}}
! scope="row" | {{AUS}}
| [[Tasmania]]
| [[Tasmania]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|43|26|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|43|26|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the [[Southern Ocean]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/1071941610556.html|title=Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean|last=Darby|first=Andrew|date=22 December 2003|publisher=The Age|accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Ocean|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285876/Indian-Ocean|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=13 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
|-
| {{Coord|67|54|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
| {{Coord|67|54|S|147|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}
| [[Antarctica]]
! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]
| [[Australian Antarctic Territory]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}
| [[Australian Antarctic Territory]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}
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*[[146th meridian east]]
*[[148th meridian east]]
*[[148th meridian east]]

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[[Category:Lines of longitude|e147 meridian east]]
[[Category:Meridians (geography)|e147 meridian east]]

[[fa:نصف‌النهار ۱۴۷ درجه شرقی]]
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[[ru:147-й меридиан восточной долготы]]

Latest revision as of 23:14, 15 September 2022

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147th meridian east
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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

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 147°0′E / 90.000°N 147.000°E / 90.000; 147.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°37′N 147°0′E / 76.617°N 147.000°E / 76.617; 147.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
75°19′N 147°0′E / 75.317°N 147.000°E / 75.317; 147.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia
75°3′N 147°0′E / 75.050°N 147.000°E / 75.050; 147.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
72°14′N 147°0′E / 72.233°N 147.000°E / 72.233; 147.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°8′N 147°0′E / 64.133°N 147.000°E / 64.133; 147.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°22′N 147°0′E / 59.367°N 147.000°E / 59.367; 147.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
44°35′N 147°0′E / 44.583°N 147.000°E / 44.583; 147.000 (Kuril Islands) Kuril Islands Island of Iturup, administered by  Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by  Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture)
44°27′N 147°0′E / 44.450°N 147.000°E / 44.450; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at 43°50′N 146°55′E / 43.833°N 146.917°E / 43.833; 146.917 (Shikotan))
Passing just west of Satawal island,  Federated States of Micronesia (at 7°21′N 147°2′E / 7.350°N 147.033°E / 7.350; 147.033 (Satawal))
1°58′S 147°0′E / 1.967°S 147.000°E / -1.967; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Manus Island
2°12′S 147°0′E / 2.200°S 147.000°E / -2.200; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°15′S 147°0′E / 5.250°S 147.000°E / -5.250; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Long Island
5°22′S 147°0′E / 5.367°S 147.000°E / -5.367; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°56′S 147°0′E / 5.933°S 147.000°E / -5.933; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea
6°44′S 147°0′E / 6.733°S 147.000°E / -6.733; 147.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Huon Gulf
7°0′S 147°0′E / 7.000°S 147.000°E / -7.000; 147.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea
9°18′S 147°0′E / 9.300°S 147.000°E / -9.300; 147.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
19°15′S 147°0′E / 19.250°S 147.000°E / -19.250; 147.000 (Australia)  Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 29°0′S 147°0′E / 29.000°S 147.000°E / -29.000; 147.000 (New South Wales)
Victoria — from 36°5′S 147°0′E / 36.083°S 147.000°E / -36.083; 147.000 (Victoria)
38°32′S 147°0′E / 38.533°S 147.000°E / -38.533; 147.000 (Bass Strait) Bass Strait Passing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania,  Australia (at 39°13′S 146°59′E / 39.217°S 146.983°E / -39.217; 146.983 (Hogan Island))
40°59′S 147°0′E / 40.983°S 147.000°E / -40.983; 147.000 (Australia)  Australia Tasmania
43°26′S 147°0′E / 43.433°S 147.000°E / -43.433; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 147°0′E / 60.000°S 147.000°E / -60.000; 147.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°54′S 147°0′E / 67.900°S 147.000°E / -67.900; 147.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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