143rd meridian east

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143rd meridian east

The 143rd 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 143rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 37th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 143rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 143°0′E	Arctic Ocean
75°49′N 143°0′E	Russia	Faddeyevsky Island and Bunge Land, New Siberian Islands
74°53′N 143°0′E	East Siberian Sea	Sannikov Strait
73°42′N 143°0′E	Russia	Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands
73°12′N 143°0′E	East Siberian Sea	Laptev Strait
72°42′N 143°0′E	Russia
59°19′N 143°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk
53°38′N 143°0′E	Russia	Island of Sakhalin
49°9′N 143°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk
47°16′N 143°0′E	Russia	Island of Sakhalin
46°36′N 143°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk
44°33′N 143°0′E	Japan	Island of Hokkaidō
42°5′N 143°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Aua Island, Papua New Guinea Passing just east of Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea
3°21′S 143°0′E	Papua New Guinea
9°7′S 143°0′E	Coral Sea	Torres Strait - passing amongst the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia
11°56′S 143°0′E	Australia	Queensland New South Wales Victoria
38°37′S 143°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 143°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°57′S 143°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 142nd meridian east
• 144th meridian east