141st meridian east

Line of longitude August 2024 141 thumb|The 141st meridian divides the island of New Guinea between Indonesia (in green) and Papua New Guinea above the northern crossing of the Fly River with said meridian. thumb|In Australia the meridian defines part of the border of South Australia with Queensland, all of its border with New South Wales, and it approximates its border with Victoria. The 141st meridian 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 141st meridian east forms a great circle with the 39th meridian west. As a border On the island of New Guinea, the meridian defines part of the land border between Indonesia on the west and Papua New Guinea on the east. The Fly River forms the border where it flows west of the 141st meridian. South of the Fly, the border runs slightly to the east of, and parallel to, the meridian (see Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border). In Australia, it forms the eastern boundary of the state of South Australia, bordering Queensland and New South Wales. The border between South Australia and Victoria was originally proclaimed to be exactly on the 141st meridian, but measurement errors resulted in the present border being about 3.6 km west of this line at 140°57'45" (see South Australia–Victoria border dispute). From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 141st 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 141 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 76 1 N 141 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 54 N 141 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sannikov Strait |- | 74 15 N 141 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Little Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 59 N 141 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sannikov Strait |- | 73 47 N 141 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 23 N 141 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Strait |-valign="top" | 72 52 N 141 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 62 29 N 141 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 72 42 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 72 33 N 141 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 58 25 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 53 24 N 141 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 51 40 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Strait of Tartary ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Tartary | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Moneron Island, Sakhalin Oblast, (at 46 13 N 141 11 E type:isle Moneron Island) |- | 45 26 N 141 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Hokkaidō Prefecture — Rebun Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45 21 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 43 14 N 141 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō (passing through Otaru) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 18 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Uchiura Bay |- | 41 54 N 141 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Hokkaidō Prefecture — Oshima Peninsula, island of Hokkaidō |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41 43 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Tsugaru Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tsugaru Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 41 29 N 141 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Aomori Prefecture — Shimokita Peninsula, island of Honshū |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 41 11 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Mutsu Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mutsu Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 40 56 N 141 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū— Aomori Prefecture— Iwate Prefecture — from 40 13 N 141 0 E type:adm1st Iwate— Miyagi Prefecture — from 38 52 N 141 0 E type:adm1st Miyagi |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 14 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sendai Bay |- | 37 46 N 141 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Fukushima Prefecture, island of Honshū |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 37 6 N 141 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of Nishinoshima, Tokyo Prefecture, (at 27 15 N 140 54 E type:isle Nishinoshima) |-valign="top" | 2 36 S 141 0 E type:country Indonesia / Papua New Guinea border ! scope="row" | / border | |- | 6 19 S 141 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" | | The border diverts west to follow the Fly River |-valign="top" | 6 53 S 141 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | The border with runs parallel to the meridian, about 2 km to the east |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 7 S 141 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 2 S 141 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Carpentaria ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Carpentaria | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 16 57 S 141 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Queensland South Australia / Queensland border — from 26 0 S 141 0 E type:adm1st_region:AU South Australia/Queensland border South Australia / New South Wales border — from 29 0 S 141 0 E type:adm1st_region:AU South Australia/New South Wales border Victoria — from 34 1 S 141 0 E type:country_region:AU South Australia/Queensland border, the border with South Australia runs parallel to the meridian, about 3 km to the west (see above) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 4 S 141 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 141 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 46 S 141 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Adélie Land, claimed by |- |} See also 140th meridian east 142nd meridian east Treaty of Zaragoza References collapsed e141 meridian east Category:Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border Category:Borders of Queensland Category:Borders of South Australia Category:Borders of New South Wales