138th meridian east

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138th meridian east

In Australia the meridian approximately defines the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The meridian 138° 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 138th meridian east forms a great circle with the 42nd meridian west.

In Australia, the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland approximates the meridian. The border runs north from Poeppel Corner at a bearing of 359° 59' 30", reaching the Gulf of Gulf of Carpentaria several hundred metres west of the meridian.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 138th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 138°0′E	Arctic Ocean
76°0′N 138°0′E	Russia	Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
74°51′N 138°0′E	Laptev Sea
71°33′N 138°0′E	Russia	Yarok Island and the mainland
56°23′N 138°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk
55°5′N 138°0′E	Russia	Bolshoy Shantar Island
54°46′N 138°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk
53°37′N 138°0′E	Russia
46°8′N 138°0′E	Sea of Japan
37°7′N 138°0′E	Japan	Island of Honshū
34°40′N 138°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Yap island, Federated States of Micronesia (at 9°27′N 138°3′E)
1°33′S 138°0′E	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
5°29′S 138°0′E	Arafura Sea
7°43′S 138°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Yos Sudarso
8°24′S 138°0′E	Arafura Sea
12°1′S 138°0′E	Gulf of Carpentaria
16°33′S 138°0′E	Australia	Northern Territory / Queensland border (approximately) South Australia — from 26°0′S 138°0′E
34°21′S 138°0′E	Gulf Saint Vincent
35°44′S 138°0′E	Australia	South Australia — Kangaroo Island
35°54′S 138°0′E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
60°0′S 138°0′E	Southern Ocean
66°29′S 138°0′E	Antarctica	Adélie Land, claimed by France

See also

• 137th meridian east
• 139th meridian east