138th meridian east

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138th meridian east

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In Australia the meridian approximately defines the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland.

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 Gulf of Carpentaria several hundred metres 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
	Arctic Ocean
	Russia	Sakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands
	Laptev Sea
	Russia	Sakha Republic — Yarok Island and the mainland Khabarovsk Krai — from
	Sea of Okhotsk
	Russia	Khabarovsk Krai — Bolshoy Shantar Island
	Sea of Okhotsk
	Russia	Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai — from Khabarovsk Krai — from Primorsky Krai — from Khabarovsk Krai — from Primorsky Krai — from
	Sea of Japan	Passing just west of Sado island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan (at )
	Japan	Island of Honshū — Niigata Prefecture — Nagano Prefecture — from — Shizuoka Prefecture — from
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just west of Yap island, Federated States of Micronesia (at )
	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
	Arafura Sea
	Indonesia	Island of Yos Sudarso
	Arafura Sea
	Gulf of Carpentaria
	Australia	Northern Territory / Queensland border (approximately) South Australia — from
	Gulf St Vincent
	Australia	South Australia — Kangaroo Island
	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Adélie Land, claimed by France

See also

• 137th meridian east
• 139th meridian east