153rd meridian east

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153rd meridian east

The meridian 153° 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 153rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 27th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 153rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 153°0′E	Arctic Ocean
76°56′N 153°0′E	East Siberian Sea	Passing just east of Zhokhov Island, Sakha Republic, Russia (at 76°10′N 152°57′E)
70°49′N 153°0′E	Russia	Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 65°15′N 153°0′E
59°3′N 153°0′E	Sea of Okhotsk
47°46′N 153°0′E	Russia	Sakhalin Oblast — island of Rasshua, Kuril Islands
47°41′N 153°0′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of the Tanga Islands, Papua New Guinea (at 3°30′S 153°10′E)
4°6′S 153°0′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Ireland
4°41′S 153°0′E	Solomon Sea
9°9′S 153°0′E	Papua New Guinea	Woodlark Island
9°10′S 153°0′E	Solomon Sea	Passing just east of Misima Island, Papua New Guinea (at 10°40′S 152°52′E)
11°9′S 153°0′E	Papua New Guinea	Panawina Island in the Louisiade Archipelago
11°37′S 153°0′E	Coral Sea	Passing through Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
25°26′S 153°0′E	Australia	Queensland — Fraser Island and mainland, passing through Brisbane (at 27°28′S 153°0′E) New South Wales — from 28°21′S 153°0′E
31°9′S 153°0′E	Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 153°0′E	Southern Ocean
68°26′S 153°0′E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia

See also

• 152nd meridian east
• 154th meridian east