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The meridian 140° 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.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 140th meridian east passes through:
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Country, territory or sea Notes Arctic Ocean 
RussiaIslands of Kotelny, Great Lyakhovsky and the mainland Sea of Okhotsk RussiaSea of Japan 
JapanIslands of Hokkaidō and Honshū Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the islands of Hachijōjima and Aogashima, through the Bayonaise Rocks, and just west of Smith Island and Tori Shima, Japan
Passing just east of Ulithi Atoll,
Federated States of Micronesia
IndonesiaIsland of New Guinea Arafura Sea Gulf of Carpentaria 
AustraliaQueensland
South AustraliaIndian Ocean Southern Ocean Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by 
France
External Links
- [1], 140th meridian east at MSN maps
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