143rd meridian east

Line of longitude 143 The 143rd 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 143rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 37th meridian west. From Pole to Pole Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 143rd 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 143 0 E type:waterbody Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 75 49 N 143 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74 53 N 143 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sannikov Strait |- | 73 42 N 143 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic — Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 73 12 N 143 0 E type:waterbody East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Strait |-valign="top" | 72 42 N 143 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61 55 N 143 0 E type:adm1st Khabarovsk Krai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 59 19 N 143 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 53 38 N 143 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 49 9 N 143 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 47 16 N 143 0 E type:country Russia ! scope="row" | | Sakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 46 36 N 143 0 E type:waterbody Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 44 33 N 143 0 E type:country Japan ! scope="row" | | Hokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 42 5 N 143 0 E type:waterbody Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of Aua Island, (at 1 28 S 143 2 E type:isle Aua Island) Passing just east of Wuvulu Island, (at 1 44 S 142 52 E type:isle Wuvulu Island) |- | 3 21 S 143 0 E type:country Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9 7 S 143 0 E type:waterbody Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Torres Strait — passing amongst the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, |-valign="top" | 11 56 S 143 0 E type:country Australia ! scope="row" | | Queensland New South Wales — from 29 0 S 143 0 E type:adm1st New South Wales Victoria — from 34 41 S 143 0 E type:adm1st Victoria |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 38 37 S 143 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 143 0 E type:waterbody Southern Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | 66 57 S 143 0 E type:country Antarctica ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by |- |} See also 142nd meridian east 144th meridian east References collapsed March 2017 e143 meridian east