title: 148th meridian east
text: # 148th meridian east
  
  The meridian 148° 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 148th meridian east forms a great circle with the 32nd meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 148th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 148.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 148.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°40′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.667°N 148.000°E﻿ / 76.667; 148.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 75°24′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.400°N 148.000°E﻿ / 75.400; 148.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia 74°51′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.850°N 148.000°E﻿ / 74.850; 148.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 72°19′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿72.317°N 148.000°E﻿ / 72.317; 148.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 63°56′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿63.933°N 148.000°E﻿ / 63.933; 148.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 59°23′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.383°N 148.000°E﻿ / 59.383; 148.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 45°20′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.333°N 148.000°E﻿ / 45.333; 148.000﻿ (Kuril Islands) Kuril Islands Island of Iturup, administered by Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture) 45°1′N 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.017°N 148.000°E﻿ / 45.017; 148.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Nauna, Papua New Guinea (at 2°12′S 148°11′E﻿ / ﻿2.200°S 148.183°E﻿ / -2.200; 148.183﻿ (Nauna)) Passing just east of Rambutyo Island, Papua New Guinea (at 2°17′S 147°52′E﻿ / ﻿2.283°S 147.867°E﻿ / -2.283; 147.867﻿ (Rambutyo)) Bismarck Sea - passing just west of Sakar Island, Papua New Guinea (at 5°24′S 148°3′E﻿ / ﻿5.400°S 148.050°E﻿ / -5.400; 148.050﻿ (Sakar)) 5°33′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.550°S 148.000°E﻿ / -5.550; 148.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Umboi Island 5°50′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.833°S 148.000°E﻿ / -5.833; 148.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 8°4′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.067°S 148.000°E﻿ / -8.067; 148.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 10°9′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.150°S 148.000°E﻿ / -10.150; 148.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing through Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory 19°55′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿19.917°S 148.000°E﻿ / -19.917; 148.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Queensland New South Wales — from 29°0′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.000°S 148.000°E﻿ / -29.000; 148.000﻿ (New South Wales) Victoria — from 36°8′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.133°S 148.000°E﻿ / -36.133; 148.000﻿ (Victoria) 37°53′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.883°S 148.000°E﻿ / -37.883; 148.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 39°38′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿39.633°S 148.000°E﻿ / -39.633; 148.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Tasmania — Outer Sister Island, Flinders Island, Long Island and Cape Barren Island 40°25′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.417°S 148.000°E﻿ / -40.417; 148.000﻿ (Bass Strait) Bass Strait Passing just west of Clarke Island, Tasmania, Australia (at 40°32′S 148°5′E﻿ / ﻿40.533°S 148.083°E﻿ / -40.533; 148.083﻿ (Clarke Island)) 40°45′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿40.750°S 148.000°E﻿ / -40.750; 148.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Tasmania 42°31′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.517°S 148.000°E﻿ / -42.517; 148.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea — passing just west of Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia (at 42°39′S 148°1′E﻿ / ﻿42.650°S 148.017°E﻿ / -42.650; 148.017﻿ (Maria Island)) 43°13′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.217°S 148.000°E﻿ / -43.217; 148.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Tasmania — Tasman Peninsula 43°15′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿43.250°S 148.000°E﻿ / -43.250; 148.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 148.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 148.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°48′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.800°S 148.000°E﻿ / -67.800; 148.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 68°17′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.283°S 148.000°E﻿ / -68.283; 148.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Buckley Bay 68°25′S 148°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.417°S 148.000°E﻿ / -68.417; 148.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  