141st meridian east

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The 141st meridian 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 141st meridian east forms a great circle with the 39th meridian west.

As a border

On the island of New Guinea, the meridian defines part of the land border between Indonesia on the west and Papua New Guinea on the east. The Fly River forms the border where it flows west of the 141st meridian. South of the Fly, the border runs slightly to the east of, and parallel to, the meridian (see Indonesiaโ€“Papua New Guinea border). In Australia, it forms the eastern boundary of the state of South Australia, bordering Queensland and New South Wales. The border between South Australia and Victoria was originally proclaimed to be exactly on the 141st meridian, but measurement errors resulted in the present border being about 3.6 km west of this line at 140ยฐ57'45" (see South Australiaโ€“Victoria border dispute).

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 141st meridian east passes through: ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Tartary ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tsugaru Strait ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mutsu Bay ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ / ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ border ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Carpentaria ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean ! scope="row" | Antarctica

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