139°

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[1][2]
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