152nd meridian east

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152nd meridian east

The meridian 152° 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 152nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 28th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 152nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 152°0′E / 90.000°N 152.000°E / 90.000; 152.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°53′N 152°0′E / 76.883°N 152.000°E / 76.883; 152.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
71°4′N 152°0′E / 71.067°N 152.000°E / 71.067; 152.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°29′N 152°0′E / 64.483°N 152.000°E / 64.483; 152.000 (Magadan Oblast)
58°53′N 152°0′E / 58.883°N 152.000°E / 58.883; 152.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
46°58′N 152°0′E / 46.967°N 152.000°E / 46.967; 152.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Simushir, Kuril Islands
46°53′N 152°0′E / 46.883°N 152.000°E / 46.883; 152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
7°25′N 152°0′E / 7.417°N 152.000°E / 7.417; 152.000 (Federated States of Micronesia)  Federated States of Micronesia Chuuk Islands
7°13′N 152°0′E / 7.217°N 152.000°E / 7.217; 152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
2°36′S 152°0′E / 2.600°S 152.000°E / -2.600; 152.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Tabar islands
2°58′S 152°0′E / 2.967°S 152.000°E / -2.967; 152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
3°14′S 152°0′E / 3.233°S 152.000°E / -3.233; 152.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Ireland
3°26′S 152°0′E / 3.433°S 152.000°E / -3.433; 152.000 (Bismarck Sea) Bismarck Sea
4°11′S 152°0′E / 4.183°S 152.000°E / -4.183; 152.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
4°59′S 152°0′E / 4.983°S 152.000°E / -4.983; 152.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
5°12′S 152°0′E / 5.200°S 152.000°E / -5.200; 152.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
5°28′S 152°0′E / 5.467°S 152.000°E / -5.467; 152.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Passing through the Marshall Bennett Islands,  Papua New Guinea (at 9°20′S 152°0′E / 9.333°S 152.000°E / -9.333; 152.000 (Marshall Bennett Islands))
Passing through the Louisiade Archipelago,  Papua New Guinea (at 10°45′S 152°0′E / 10.750°S 152.000°E / -10.750; 152.000 (Louisiade Archipelago))
11°16′S 152°0′E / 11.267°S 152.000°E / -11.267; 152.000 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
24°25′S 152°0′E / 24.417°S 152.000°E / -24.417; 152.000 (Australia)  Australia Queensland
New South Wales — from 28°32′S 152°0′E / 28.533°S 152.000°E / -28.533; 152.000 (New South Wales)
Queensland — from 28°39′S 152°0′E / 28.650°S 152.000°E / -28.650; 152.000 (Queensland)
New South Wales — from 28°54′S 152°0′E / 28.900°S 152.000°E / -28.900; 152.000 (New South Wales)
32°48′S 152°0′E / 32.800°S 152.000°E / -32.800; 152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 152°0′E / 60.000°S 152.000°E / -60.000; 152.000 (Pacific Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°29′S 152°0′E / 68.483°S 152.000°E / -68.483; 152.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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