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144th meridian east
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Line of longitude
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The meridian 144° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov 30 June 2025 en 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 144th meridian east forms a great circle with the 36th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 144th meridian east passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 144 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 75 49 N 144 0 E type:country Russia
! scope="row" |
| Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 1 N 144 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 72 40 N 144 0 E type:country Russia
! scope="row" |
| Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61 45 N 144 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59 24 N 144 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 49 57 N 144 0 E type:country Russia
! scope="row" |
| Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49 16 N 144 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 44 8 N 144 0 E type:country Japan
! scope="row" |
| Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 55 N 144 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Woleai atoll, (at 7 20 N 144 0 E type:isle Woleai)Passing just west of the Ninigo Islands, (at 1 28 S 144 1 E type:isle Ninigo Islands)Passing just west of the Schouten Islands, (at 3 12 S 144 3 E type:isle Schouten Islands)
|-valign="top"
| 3 48 S 144 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea
! scope="row" |
|
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7 44 S 144 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Murray Island, Queensland, (at 9 55 S 144 2 E type:isle Murray Island)
|-valign="top"
| 14 29 S 144 0 E type:country Australia
! scope="row" |
| Queensland New South Wales — from 29 0 S 144 0 E type:adm1st New South Wales Victoria — from 35 33 S 144 0 E type:adm1st Victoria
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 31 S 144 0 E type:waterbody Bass Strait
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bass Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 39 36 S 144 0 E type:country Australia
! scope="row" |
| Tasmania — King Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 40 6 S 144 0 E type:waterbody Indian Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Oceanhttp://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/21/1071941610556.html Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean Darby Andrew 22 December 2003 The Age 13 January 2013 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172821/https://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-all-at-sea-over-position-of-southern-ocean-20031222-gdwzeb.html liveIndian Ocean http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285876/Indian-Ocean Encyclopædia Britannica 13 January 2013 25 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181225033356/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indian-Ocean live
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 144 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 67 5 S 144 0 E type:country Antarctica
! scope="row" | Antarctica
| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
|-
|}
See also
143rd meridian east
145th meridian east
References
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