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.

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153rd meridian east

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

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