150th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
150°
150th meridian east
Marulan, New South Wales

The meridian 150° 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 150th meridian east forms a great circle with the 30th meridian west.

This is the exact middle of the World

Time Zone UTC+10:00, where the sun rises at approximately 6am and sets at 6pm every equinox
.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 150th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 150°0′E / 90.000°N 150.000°E / 90.000; 150.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
76°46′N 150°0′E / 76.767°N 150.000°E / 76.767; 150.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
75°12′N 150°0′E / 75.200°N 150.000°E / 75.200; 150.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha RepublicNew Siberia Island
74°48′N 150°0′E / 74.800°N 150.000°E / 74.800; 150.000 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea
71°59′N 150°0′E / 71.983°N 150.000°E / 71.983; 150.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Magadan Oblast — from 64°30′N 150°0′E / 64.500°N 150.000°E / 64.500; 150.000 (Magadan Oblast)
59°41′N 150°0′E / 59.683°N 150.000°E / 59.683; 150.000 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk
46°2′N 150°0′E / 46.033°N 150.000°E / 46.033; 150.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakhalin Oblast — island of Urup, Kuril Islands
45°49′N 150°0′E / 45.817°N 150.000°E / 45.817; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
8°54′N 150°0′E / 8.900°N 150.000°E / 8.900; 150.000 (Federated States of Micronesia)  Federated States of Micronesia Namonuito Atoll
8°33′N 150°0′E / 8.550°N 150.000°E / 8.550; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
1°40′S 150°0′E / 1.667°S 150.000°E / -1.667; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Emirau Island
1°41′S 150°0′E / 1.683°S 150.000°E / -1.683; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
2°27′S 150°0′E / 2.450°S 150.000°E / -2.450; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea New Hanover Island
2°31′S 150°0′E / 2.517°S 150.000°E / -2.517; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea
5°8′S 150°0′E / 5.133°S 150.000°E / -5.133; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Britain
6°18′S 150°0′E / 6.300°S 150.000°E / -6.300; 150.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
9°38′S 150°0′E / 9.633°S 150.000°E / -9.633; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
9°44′S 150°0′E / 9.733°S 150.000°E / -9.733; 150.000 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Goodenough Bay
10°5′S 150°0′E / 10.083°S 150.000°E / -10.083; 150.000 (Papua New Guinea)  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
10°36′S 150°0′E / 10.600°S 150.000°E / -10.600; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean )
22°6′S 150°0′E / 22.100°S 150.000°E / -22.100; 150.000 (Australia)  Australia )
36°41′S 150°0′E / 36.683°S 150.000°E / -36.683; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
37°9′S 150°0′E / 37.150°S 150.000°E / -37.150; 150.000 (Australia)  Australia
Green Cape
37°15′S 150°0′E / 37.250°S 150.000°E / -37.250; 150.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
60°0′S 150°0′E / 60.000°S 150.000°E / -60.000; 150.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°26′S 150°0′E / 68.433°S 150.000°E / -68.433; 150.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

See also

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