138th meridian east

Line of longitude 138 thumb|In Australia, the meridian approximately defines the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland. The meridian 138° 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 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 Carpentaria several hundred meters west of the meridian.State and Territory Borders http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/dimensions/state-territory-borders.html Geoscience Australia 9 October 2012 18 November 2012 9 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210209150548/http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/border-lengths live From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 138th 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 138 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 76 0 N 138 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 51 N 138 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 71 33 N 138 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Yarok Island and the mainland Khabarovsk Krai — from 59 49 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 56 23 N 138 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 55 5 N 138 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai — Bolshoy Shantar Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54 46 N 138 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 53 37 N 138 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from 48 18 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Primorsky Krai Khabarovsk Krai — from 47 41 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from 47 38 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Primorsky Krai Khabarovsk Krai — from 47 36 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from 47 28 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Primorsky Krai |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46 8 N 138 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Sado island, Niigata Prefecture, (at 37 49 N 138 12 E type:isle Sado) |-valign="top" | 37 7 N 138 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū— Niigata Prefecture— Nagano Prefecture — from 36 54 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Nagano (passing just east of Matsumoto city)— Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35 17 N 138 0 E type:adm1st Shizuoka (passing through Kakegawa city) |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 40 N 138 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Yap island, (at 9 27 N 138 3 E type:isle Yap) |- | 1 33 S 138 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of New Guinea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 5 29 S 138 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 7 43 S 138 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Yos Sudarso |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 24 S 138 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12 1 S 138 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Carpentaria ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Carpentaria | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 16 33 S 138 0 E type:country_region:AU Australia ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory / Queensland border (approximately) South Australia — from 26 0 S 138 0 E type:adm1st_region:AU South Australia, passing through Port Pirie (at 33 11 S 138 0 E) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 21 S 138 0 E type:waterbody_region:AU-SA Gulf St Vincent ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf St Vincent | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 35 44 S 138 0 E type:isle_region:AU-SA Kangaroo Island ! scope="row" | | South Australia — Kangaroo Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35 54 S 138 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 138 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 29 S 138 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Adélie Land, claimed by |- |} References See also 137th meridian east 139th meridian east collapsed March 2017 e138 meridian east Category:Borders of the Northern Territory Category:Borders of Queensland