title: 149th meridian east
text: # 149th meridian east
  
  The meridian 149° 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 149th meridian east forms a great circle with the 31st meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 149th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 149.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 149.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°44′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.733°N 149.000°E﻿ / 76.733; 149.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Bennett Island 76°39′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.650°N 149.000°E﻿ / 76.650; 149.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 75°13′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.217°N 149.000°E﻿ / 75.217; 149.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia 74°43′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.717°N 149.000°E﻿ / 74.717; 149.000﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 72°14′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿72.233°N 149.000°E﻿ / 72.233; 149.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Magadan Oblast — from 64°26′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿64.433°N 149.000°E﻿ / 64.433; 149.000﻿ (Magadan Oblast) 59°27′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.450°N 149.000°E﻿ / 59.450; 149.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Taui Bay 59°10′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.167°N 149.000°E﻿ / 59.167; 149.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Magadan Oblast — Spafaryev Island 59°7′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.117°N 149.000°E﻿ / 59.117; 149.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Passing just east of Iturup in the Kuril Islands (at 45°30′N 148°53′E﻿ / ﻿45.500°N 148.883°E﻿ / 45.500; 148.883﻿ (Iturup)), administered by Russia (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by Japan (Hokkaidō Prefecture) 45°30′N 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.500°N 149.000°E﻿ / 45.500; 149.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Narage, Papua New Guinea (at 4°32′S 149°6′E﻿ / ﻿4.533°S 149.100°E﻿ / -4.533; 149.100﻿ (Narage)) Passing just west of the island of Unea, Papua New Guinea (at 4°53′S 149°6′E﻿ / ﻿4.883°S 149.100°E﻿ / -4.883; 149.100﻿ (Unea)) 5°28′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿5.467°S 149.000°E﻿ / -5.467; 149.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain Arawe Islands — from 6°1′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.017°S 149.000°E﻿ / -6.017; 149.000﻿ (Arawe Islands) 6°9′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿6.150°S 149.000°E﻿ / -6.150; 149.000﻿ (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 9°3′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿9.050°S 149.000°E﻿ / -9.050; 149.000﻿ (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 10°16′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿10.267°S 149.000°E﻿ / -10.267; 149.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea — passing through Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory 20°14′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.233°S 149.000°E﻿ / -20.233; 149.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Queensland — Whitsunday Island 20°19′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.317°S 149.000°E﻿ / -20.317; 149.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 20°55′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.917°S 149.000°E﻿ / -20.917; 149.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Queensland New South Wales — from 28°58′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.967°S 149.000°E﻿ / -28.967; 149.000﻿ (New South Wales) Australian Capital Territory — from 35°12′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.200°S 149.000°E﻿ / -35.200; 149.000﻿ (Australian Capital Territory), passing just west of Canberra (at 35°20′S 149°7′E﻿ / ﻿35.333°S 149.117°E﻿ / -35.333; 149.117﻿ (Canberra)) New South Wales — from 35°54′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.900°S 149.000°E﻿ / -35.900; 149.000﻿ (New South Wales) Victoria — from 37°7′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.117°S 149.000°E﻿ / -37.117; 149.000﻿ (Victoria) 37°47′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.783°S 149.000°E﻿ / -37.783; 149.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 60°0′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 149.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 149.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 68°21′S 149°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.350°S 149.000°E﻿ / -68.350; 149.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  