151st meridian east

The meridian 151° 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.

Line across the Earth
151°
151st meridian east

The 151st meridian east forms a great circle with the 29th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 151st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
90°0′N 151°0′E / 90.000°N 151.000°E / 90.000; 151.000 (Arctic Ocean)Arctic Ocean
76°50′N 151°0′E / 76.833°N 151.000°E / 76.833; 151.000 (East Siberian Sea)East Siberian SeaPassing just east of New Siberia Island, Sakha Republic,  Russia (at 75°7′N 150°59′E / 75.117°N 150.983°E / 75.117; 150.983 (New Siberia Island))
71°23′N 151°0′E / 71.383°N 151.000°E / 71.383; 151.000 (Russia)  RussiaSakha Republic
Magadan Oblast (Atka) — from 64°20′N 151°0′E / 64.333°N 151.000°E / 64.333; 151.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°34′N 151°0′E / 59.567°N 151.000°E / 59.567; 151.000 (Sea of Okhotsk)Sea of OkhotskPassing between Zavyalov Island and the Koni Peninsula, Magadan Oblast,  Russia (at 59°5′N 151°0′E / 59.083°N 151.000°E / 59.083; 151.000 (Zavyalov Island))
Passing just east of the Chirpoy islands, Sakhalin Oblast,  Russia (at 46°31′N 150°56′E / 46.517°N 150.933°E / 46.517; 150.933 (Chirpoy Islands))
46°33′N 151°0′E / 46.550°N 151.000°E / 46.550; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
2°42′S 151°0′E / 2.700°S 151.000°E / -2.700; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaIsland of New Ireland
2°48′S 151°0′E / 2.800°S 151.000°E / -2.800; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanBismarck Sea
2°57′S 151°0′E / 2.950°S 151.000°E / -2.950; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaDyaul Island
2°58′S 151°0′E / 2.967°S 151.000°E / -2.967; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanBismarck Sea
5°23′S 151°0′E / 5.383°S 151.000°E / -5.383; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaIsland of New Britain
6°2′S 151°0′E / 6.033°S 151.000°E / -6.033; 151.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
8°30′S 151°0′E / 8.500°S 151.000°E / -8.500; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaIsland of Kiriwina
8°33′S 151°0′E / 8.550°S 151.000°E / -8.550; 151.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
9°35′S 151°0′E / 9.583°S 151.000°E / -9.583; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaSanaroa Island
9°38′S 151°0′E / 9.633°S 151.000°E / -9.633; 151.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
9°55′S 151°0′E / 9.917°S 151.000°E / -9.917; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaNormanby Island
10°7′S 151°0′E / 10.117°S 151.000°E / -10.117; 151.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
10°16′S 151°0′E / 10.267°S 151.000°E / -10.267; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaNuakata Island
10°17′S 151°0′E / 10.283°S 151.000°E / -10.283; 151.000 (Solomon Sea)Solomon Sea
10°35′S 151°0′E / 10.583°S 151.000°E / -10.583; 151.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New GuineaBasilaki Island
10°39′S 151°0′E / 10.650°S 151.000°E / -10.650; 151.000 (Coral Sea)Coral SeaPassing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
23°29′S 151°0′E / 23.483°S 151.000°E / -23.483; 151.000 (Australia)  AustraliaQueenslandCurtis Island and the mainland
New South Wales — from 28°44′S 151°0′E / 28.733°S 151.000°E / -28.733; 151.000 (New South Wales), passing through Parramatta (at 33°49′S 151°00′E / 33.817°S 151.000°E / -33.817; 151.000 (Parramatta)) in western Sydney
34°14′S 151°0′E / 34.233°S 151.000°E / -34.233; 151.000 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 151°0′E / 60.000°S 151.000°E / -60.000; 151.000 (Southern Ocean)Southern Ocean
68°18′S 151°0′E / 68.300°S 151.000°E / -68.300; 151.000 (Antarctica)AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

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