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149th meridian east

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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:

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style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|90|0|N|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Arctic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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{{Coord|76|44|N|149|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Sakha Republic — Bennett Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|76|39|N|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea

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{{Coord|75|13|N|149|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Sakha Republic — island of New Siberia

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|74|43|N|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea

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| {{Coord|72|14|N|149|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from {{Coord|64|26|N|149|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Magadan Oblast}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|59|27|N|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taui Bay

{{Coord|59|10|N|149|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}

! scope="row" | {{RUS}}

| Magadan Oblast — Spafaryev Island

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|59|7|N|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Sea of Okhotsk}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Okhotsk

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of Iturup in the Kuril Islands (at {{Coord|45|30|N|148|53|E|type:isle|name=Iturup}}), administered by {{RUS}} (Sakhalin Oblast), but claimed by {{JPN}} (Hokkaidō Prefecture)

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|45|30|N|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just west of the island of Narage, {{PNG}} (at {{Coord|4|32|S|149|6|E|type:isle|name=Narage}})
Passing just west of the island of Unea, {{PNG}} (at {{Coord|4|53|S|149|6|E|type:isle|name=Unea}})

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| {{Coord|5|28|S|149|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}

! scope="row" | {{PNG}}

| Island of New Britain
Arawe Islands — from {{Coord|6|1|S|149|0|E|type:isle|name=Arawe Islands}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|6|9|S|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Solomon Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea

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| {{Coord|9|3|S|149|0|E|type:country|name=Papua New Guinea}}

! scope="row" | {{PNG}}

| Island of New Guinea

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|10|16|S|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea — passing through {{AUS}}'s Coral Sea Islands Territory

{{Coord|20|14|S|149|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}

! scope="row" | {{AUS}}

| Queensland — Whitsunday Island

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|20|19|S|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea

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| {{Coord|20|55|S|149|0|E|type:country|name=Australia}}

! scope="row" | {{AUS}}

| Queensland
New South Wales — from {{Coord|28|58|S|149|0|E|type:adm1st|name=New South Wales}}
Australian Capital Territory — from {{Coord|35|12|S|149|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Australian Capital Territory}}, passing just west of Canberra (at {{Coord|35|20|S|149|7|E|type:city|name=Canberra}})
New South Wales — from {{Coord|35|54|S|149|0|E|type:adm1st|name=New South Wales}}
Victoria — from {{Coord|37|7|S|149|0|E|type:adm1st|name=Victoria}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|37|47|S|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|149|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean

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{{Coord|68|21|S|149|0|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | Antarctica

| Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by {{AUS}}

See also

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