139th meridian east

Line of longitude 139 The meridian 139° 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 139th meridian east forms a great circle with the 41st meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 139th 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 139 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 76 12 N 139 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 39 N 139 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 71 35 N 139 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61 20 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 57 9 N 139 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 54 13 N 139 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 47 21 N 139 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 37 54 N 139 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū— Niigata Prefecture (passing just west of Niigata city center)— Gunma Prefecture — from 36 59 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Gunma (passing through Takasaki city center)— Saitama Prefecture — from 36 8 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Saitama— Tokyo Prefecture — from 35 53 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Tokyo— Yamanashi Prefecture — from 35 45 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Yamanashi— Kanagawa Prefecture — from 35 28 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Kanagawa— Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35 24 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Shizuoka— Kanagawa Prefecture — from 35 17 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Kanagawa— Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35 11 N 139 0 E type:adm1st Shizuoka |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 43 N 139 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Kōzushima, Tokyo Prefecture, (at 34 11 N 139 7 E type:isle Kōzushima) |- | 1 58 S 139 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Islands of New Guinea, Yos Sudarso and New Guinea again |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8 12 S 139 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 11 42 S 139 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Carpentaria ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Carpentaria | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Mornington Island, (at 16 38 S 139 9 E type:isle Mornington Island) |-valign="top" | 16 53 S 139 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Queensland South Australia — from 26 0 N 139 0 E type:adm1st South Australia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35 37 S 139 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 139 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 33 S 139 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Adélie Land, claimed by |- |} See also 138th meridian east 140th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e139 meridian east