title: 138th meridian east
text: # 138th meridian east
  
  The meridian 138° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
  
  The 138th meridian east forms a great circle with the 42nd meridian west.
  
  In Australia, the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland approximates the meridian. The border runs north from Poeppel Corner at a bearing of 359° 59' 30", reaching the Gulf of Carpentaria several hundred meters west of the meridian.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 138th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 138.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 138.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°0′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.000°N 138.000°E﻿ / 76.000; 138.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands 74°51′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.850°N 138.000°E﻿ / 74.850; 138.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 71°33′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.550°N 138.000°E﻿ / 71.550; 138.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Yarok Island and the mainland Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°49′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.817°N 138.000°E﻿ / 59.817; 138.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) 56°23′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿56.383°N 138.000°E﻿ / 56.383; 138.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°5′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.083°N 138.000°E﻿ / 55.083; 138.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khabarovsk Krai — Bolshoy Shantar Island 54°46′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.767°N 138.000°E﻿ / 54.767; 138.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 53°37′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.617°N 138.000°E﻿ / 53.617; 138.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from 48°18′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿48.300°N 138.000°E﻿ / 48.300; 138.000﻿ (Primorsky Krai) Khabarovsk Krai — from 47°41′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.683°N 138.000°E﻿ / 47.683; 138.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) Primorsky Krai — from 47°38′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.633°N 138.000°E﻿ / 47.633; 138.000﻿ (Primorsky Krai) Khabarovsk Krai — from 47°36′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.600°N 138.000°E﻿ / 47.600; 138.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) Primorsky Krai — from 47°28′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.467°N 138.000°E﻿ / 47.467; 138.000﻿ (Primorsky Krai) 46°8′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿46.133°N 138.000°E﻿ / 46.133; 138.000﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Passing just west of Sado island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan (at 37°49′N 138°12′E﻿ / ﻿37.817°N 138.200°E﻿ / 37.817; 138.200﻿ (Sado)) 37°7′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.117°N 138.000°E﻿ / 37.117; 138.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Honshū — Niigata Prefecture — Nagano Prefecture — from 36°54′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.900°N 138.000°E﻿ / 36.900; 138.000﻿ (Nagano) (passing just east of Matsumoto city) — Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35°17′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.283°N 138.000°E﻿ / 35.283; 138.000﻿ (Shizuoka) (passing through Kakegawa city) 34°40′N 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.667°N 138.000°E﻿ / 34.667; 138.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of Yap island, Federated States of Micronesia (at 9°27′N 138°3′E﻿ / ﻿9.450°N 138.050°E﻿ / 9.450; 138.050﻿ (Yap)) 1°33′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.550°S 138.000°E﻿ / -1.550; 138.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of New Guinea 5°29′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.483°S 138.000°E﻿ / -5.483; 138.000﻿ (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 7°43′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.717°S 138.000°E﻿ / -7.717; 138.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Yos Sudarso 8°24′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.400°S 138.000°E﻿ / -8.400; 138.000﻿ (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 12°1′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.017°S 138.000°E﻿ / -12.017; 138.000﻿ (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria 16°33′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.550°S 138.000°E﻿ / -16.550; 138.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory / Queensland border (approximately) South Australia — from 26°0′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 138.000°E﻿ / -26.000; 138.000﻿ (South Australia) 34°21′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.350°S 138.000°E﻿ / -34.350; 138.000﻿ (Gulf St Vincent) Gulf St Vincent 35°44′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.733°S 138.000°E﻿ / -35.733; 138.000﻿ (Kangaroo Island)  Australia South Australia — Kangaroo Island 35°54′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.900°S 138.000°E﻿ / -35.900; 138.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 138.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 138.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°29′S 138°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.483°S 138.000°E﻿ / -66.483; 138.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by France
  