title: 137th meridian east
text: # 137th meridian east
  
  The meridian 137° 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 137th meridian east forms a great circle with the 43rd meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 137th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 137.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 137.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°26′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.433°N 137.000°E﻿ / 76.433; 137.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 75°21′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.350°N 137.000°E﻿ / 75.350; 137.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands 75°14′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.233°N 137.000°E﻿ / 75.233; 137.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 71°28′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.467°N 137.000°E﻿ / 71.467; 137.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 59°26′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿59.433°N 137.000°E﻿ / 59.433; 137.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) 55°47′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.783°N 137.000°E﻿ / 55.783; 137.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 55°5′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿55.083°N 137.000°E﻿ / 55.083; 137.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khabarovsk Krai — Feklistova Island 54°54′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.900°N 137.000°E﻿ / 54.900; 137.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 53°50′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿53.833°N 137.000°E﻿ / 53.833; 137.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khabarovsk Krai — passing through Komsomolsk-on-Amur at 50°34′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿50.567°N 137.000°E﻿ / 50.567; 137.000﻿ (Komsomolsk) Primorsky Krai — from 47°18′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.300°N 137.000°E﻿ / 47.300; 137.000﻿ (Primorsky Krai) 45°18′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿45.300°N 137.000°E﻿ / 45.300; 137.000﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 37°25′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.417°N 137.000°E﻿ / 37.417; 137.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Honshū — Ishikawa Prefecture — Toyama Prefecture — from 36°58′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.967°N 137.000°E﻿ / 36.967; 137.000﻿ (Toyama) (passing through Takaoka city) — Gifu Prefecture — from 36°17′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.283°N 137.000°E﻿ / 36.283; 137.000﻿ (Gifu) — Aichi Prefecture — from 35°23′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.383°N 137.000°E﻿ / 35.383; 137.000﻿ (Aichi) (passing just east of Nagoya city center) 34°49′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.817°N 137.000°E﻿ / 34.817; 137.000﻿ (Mikawa Bay) Mikawa Bay 34°33′N 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.550°N 137.000°E﻿ / 34.550; 137.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 1°50′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.833°S 137.000°E﻿ / -1.833; 137.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Kurudu 1°51′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.850°S 137.000°E﻿ / -1.850; 137.000﻿ (Cenderawasih Bay) Cenderawasih Bay 2°7′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.117°S 137.000°E﻿ / -2.117; 137.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of New Guinea 4°56′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿4.933°S 137.000°E﻿ / -4.933; 137.000﻿ (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 12°20′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.333°S 137.000°E﻿ / -12.333; 137.000﻿ (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria Passing just east of Groote Eylandt, Australia (at 14°15′S 136°57′E﻿ / ﻿14.250°S 136.950°E﻿ / -14.250; 136.950﻿ (Groote Eylandt)) 15°35′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.583°S 137.000°E﻿ / -15.583; 137.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory — Vanderlin Island and the mainland South Australia — from 26°0′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 137.000°E﻿ / -26.000; 137.000﻿ (Gulf of Carpentaria) 33°44′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.733°S 137.000°E﻿ / -33.733; 137.000﻿ (Spencer Gulf) Spencer Gulf 34°56′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.933°S 137.000°E﻿ / -34.933; 137.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia South Australia — Yorke Peninsula 35°13′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.217°S 137.000°E﻿ / -35.217; 137.000﻿ (Investigator Strait) Investigator Strait 35°40′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.667°S 137.000°E﻿ / -35.667; 137.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia South Australia — Kangaroo Island 36°1′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.017°S 137.000°E﻿ / -36.017; 137.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 137.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 137.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°19′S 137°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.317°S 137.000°E﻿ / -66.317; 137.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by France
  