151st meridian east

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The meridian 151° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 151st meridian east forms a great circle with the 29th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 151st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 151°0′E / 90.000°N 151.000°E / 90.000; 151.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°50′N 151°0′E / 76.833°N 151.000°E / 76.833; 151.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Passing just east of New Siberia Island, Sakha Republic, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (at 75°7′N 150°59′E / 75.117°N 150.983°E / 75.117; 150.983 (New Siberia Island))
71°23′N 151°0′E / 71.383°N 151.000°E / 71.383; 151.000 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast (Atka) — from 64°20′N 151°0′E / 64.333°N 151.000°E / 64.333; 151.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°34′N 151°0′E / 59.567°N 151.000°E / 59.567; 151.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Passing between Zavyalov Island and the Koni Peninsula, Magadan Oblast, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (at 59°5′N 151°0′E / 59.083°N 151.000°E / 59.083; 151.000 (Zavyalov Island))
Passing just east of the Chirpoy islands, Sakhalin Oblast, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (at 46°31′N 150°56′E / 46.517°N 150.933°E / 46.517; 150.933 (Chirpoy Islands))
46°33′N 151°0′E / 46.550°N 151.000°E / 46.550; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
2°42′S 151°0′E / 2.700°S 151.000°E / -2.700; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Island of New Ireland
2°48′S 151°0′E / 2.800°S 151.000°E / -2.800; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
2°57′S 151°0′E / 2.950°S 151.000°E / -2.950; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Dyaul Island
2°58′S 151°0′E / 2.967°S 151.000°E / -2.967; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°23′S 151°0′E / 5.383°S 151.000°E / -5.383; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
6°2′S 151°0′E / 6.033°S 151.000°E / -6.033; 151.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
8°30′S 151°0′E / 8.500°S 151.000°E / -8.500; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Island of Kiriwina
8°33′S 151°0′E / 8.550°S 151.000°E / -8.550; 151.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
9°35′S 151°0′E / 9.583°S 151.000°E / -9.583; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Sanaroa Island
9°38′S 151°0′E / 9.633°S 151.000°E / -9.633; 151.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
9°55′S 151°0′E / 9.917°S 151.000°E / -9.917; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Normanby Island
10°7′S 151°0′E / 10.117°S 151.000°E / -10.117; 151.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
10°16′S 151°0′E / 10.267°S 151.000°E / -10.267; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Nuakata Island
10°17′S 151°0′E / 10.283°S 151.000°E / -10.283; 151.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
10°35′S 151°0′E / 10.583°S 151.000°E / -10.583; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea) File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Basilaki Island
10°39′S 151°0′E / 10.650°S 151.000°E / -10.650; 151.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing through File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
23°29′S 151°0′E / 23.483°S 151.000°E / -23.483; 151.000 (Australia) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia QueenslandCurtis Island and the mainland
New South Wales — from 28°44′S 151°0′E / 28.733°S 151.000°E / -28.733; 151.000 (New South Wales), passing through Parramatta (at 33°49′S 151°00′E / 33.817°S 151.000°E / -33.817; 151.000 (Parramatta)) in western Sydney
34°14′S 151°0′E / 34.233°S 151.000°E / -34.233; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 151°0′E / 60.000°S 151.000°E / -60.000; 151.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°18′S 151°0′E / 68.300°S 151.000°E / -68.300; 151.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

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