137th meridian east

Line of longitude 137 The meridian 137° 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 137th meridian east forms a great circle with the 43rd meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 137th 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 137 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76 26 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 21 N 137 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 75 14 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Laptev Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 71 28 N 137 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59 26 N 137 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 55 47 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 55 5 N 137 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai — Feklistova Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 54 54 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 53 50 N 137 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Khabarovsk Krai — passing through Komsomolsk-on-Amur at 50 34 N 137 0 E type:city Komsomolsk Primorsky Krai — from 47 18 N 137 0 E type:adm1st Primorsky Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45 18 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Japan ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | 37 25 N 137 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū— Ishikawa Prefecture— Toyama Prefecture — from 36 58 N 137 0 E type:adm1st Toyama (passing through Takaoka city)— Gifu Prefecture — from 36 17 N 137 0 E type:adm1st Gifu— Aichi Prefecture — from 35 23 N 137 0 E type:adm1st Aichi (passing just east of Nagoya city center) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 49 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Mikawa Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mikawa Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34 33 N 137 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 1 50 S 137 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of Kurudu |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 1 51 S 137 0 E type:waterbody Cenderawasih Bay ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cenderawasih Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 2 7 S 137 0 E type:country Indonesia ! scope="row" | | Island of New Guinea |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 4 56 S 137 0 E type:waterbody Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 12 20 S 137 0 E type:waterbody Gulf of Carpentaria ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Carpentaria | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Groote Eylandt, (at 14 15 S 136 57 E type:isle Groote Eylandt) |-valign="top" | 15 35 S 137 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory — Vanderlin Island and the mainland South Australia — from 26 0 S 137 0 E type:adm1st Gulf of Carpentaria |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 33 44 S 137 0 E type:waterbody Spencer Gulf ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Spencer Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 34 56 S 137 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | South Australia — Yorke Peninsula, passing just east of Marion Bay (at 35 14 31 S 136 58 41 E) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 35 13 S 137 0 E type:waterbody Investigator Strait ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Investigator Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 35 40 S 137 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | South Australia — Kangaroo Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 36 1 S 137 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 137 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 19 S 137 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Adélie Land, claimed by |- |} See also 136th meridian east 138th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e137 meridian east