title: 139th meridian east
text: # 139th meridian east
  
  The meridian 139° 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 139th meridian east forms a great circle with the 41st meridian west.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 139th meridian east passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿90.000°N 139.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 139.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 76°12′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.200°N 139.000°E﻿ / 76.200; 139.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands 74°39′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.650°N 139.000°E﻿ / 74.650; 139.000﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 71°35′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.583°N 139.000°E﻿ / 71.583; 139.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic Khabarovsk Krai — from 61°20′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿61.333°N 139.000°E﻿ / 61.333; 139.000﻿ (Khabarovsk Krai) 57°9′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿57.150°N 139.000°E﻿ / 57.150; 139.000﻿ (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk 54°13′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.217°N 139.000°E﻿ / 54.217; 139.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khabarovsk Krai 47°21′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿47.350°N 139.000°E﻿ / 47.350; 139.000﻿ (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan 37°54′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.900°N 139.000°E﻿ / 37.900; 139.000﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Honshū — Niigata Prefecture (passing just west of Niigata city center) — Gunma Prefecture — from 36°59′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.983°N 139.000°E﻿ / 36.983; 139.000﻿ (Gunma) (passing through Takasaki city center) — Saitama Prefecture — from 36°8′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.133°N 139.000°E﻿ / 36.133; 139.000﻿ (Saitama) — Tokyo Prefecture — from 35°53′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.883°N 139.000°E﻿ / 35.883; 139.000﻿ (Tokyo) — Yamanashi Prefecture — from 35°45′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.750°N 139.000°E﻿ / 35.750; 139.000﻿ (Yamanashi) — Kanagawa Prefecture — from 35°28′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.467°N 139.000°E﻿ / 35.467; 139.000﻿ (Kanagawa) — Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35°24′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.400°N 139.000°E﻿ / 35.400; 139.000﻿ (Shizuoka) — Kanagawa Prefecture — from 35°17′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.283°N 139.000°E﻿ / 35.283; 139.000﻿ (Kanagawa) — Shizuoka Prefecture — from 35°11′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.183°N 139.000°E﻿ / 35.183; 139.000﻿ (Shizuoka) 34°43′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿34.717°N 139.000°E﻿ / 34.717; 139.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Kōzushima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at 34°11′N 139°7′E﻿ / ﻿34.183°N 139.117°E﻿ / 34.183; 139.117﻿ (Kōzushima)) 1°58′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿1.967°S 139.000°E﻿ / -1.967; 139.000﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of New Guinea, Yos Sudarso and New Guinea again 8°12′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿8.200°S 139.000°E﻿ / -8.200; 139.000﻿ (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 11°42′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿11.700°S 139.000°E﻿ / -11.700; 139.000﻿ (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria Passing just west of Mornington Island, Australia (at 16°38′S 139°9′E﻿ / ﻿16.633°S 139.150°E﻿ / -16.633; 139.150﻿ (Mornington Island)) 16°53′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿16.883°S 139.000°E﻿ / -16.883; 139.000﻿ (Australia)  Australia Queensland South Australia — from 26°0′N 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°N 139.000°E﻿ / 26.000; 139.000﻿ (South Australia) 35°37′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿35.617°S 139.000°E﻿ / -35.617; 139.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean 60°0′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 139.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 139.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°33′S 139°0′E﻿ / ﻿66.550°S 139.000°E﻿ / -66.550; 139.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by France
  