147th meridian east

Line of longitude 147 The meridian 147° east of Greenwich is a line of longitudeWhat is longitude? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/longitude.html oceanservice.noaa.gov en 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 Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 147th meridian east passes through: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90 0 N 147 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 37 N 147 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 19 N 147 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 3 N 147 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 72 14 N 147 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 64 8 N 147 0 E type:adm1st Magadan Oblast |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59 22 N 147 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 44 35 N 147 0 E type:country Kuril Islands ! scope="row" | Kuril Islands | Island of Iturup, administered by (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by (Hokkaidō Prefecture) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 44 27 N 147 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Shikotan island, Kuril Islands (at 43 50 N 146 55 E type:isle Shikotan) Passing just west of Satawal island, (at 7 21 N 147 2 E type:isle Satawal) |- | 1 58 S 147 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" | | Manus Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 2 12 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea |- | 5 15 S 147 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" | | Long Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 22 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea |- | 5 56 S 147 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6 44 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Solomon Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Huon Gulf |- | 7 0 S 147 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" | | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 18 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 19 15 S 147 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Queensland New South Wales — from 29 0 S 147 0 E type:adm1st New South Wales Victoria — from 36 5 S 147 0 E type:adm1st Victoria |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 32 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Bass Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bass Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Hogan Island, Tasmania, (at 39 13 S 146 59 E type:isle Hogan Island) |- | 40 59 S 147 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Tasmania |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43 26 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Oceanhttps://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 2013Indian Ocean http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285876/Indian-Ocean Encyclopædia Britannica 13 January 2013 |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60 0 S 147 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 67 54 S 147 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 146th meridian east 148th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e147 meridian east