142nd meridian east
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The 142nd meridian 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 142nd meridian east is the estimated location of the boundary between Spain and Portugal (as per the Treaty of Zaragoza) signed on 22 April 1529.[1] Consequently at Possession Island 142°24'E, just before sunset on Wednesday 22 August 1770, Captain Cook declared the coast to be British territory in the name of King George III. The Coast to the west was already Dutch territory.
The 142nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 38th meridian west.
From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 142nd meridian east passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
RussiaSakha Republic — Kotelny Island, New Siberian Islands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Sannikov Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaSakha Republic — Great Lyakhovsky Island, New Siberian Islands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Laptev Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaSakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sea of Okhotsk Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaSakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Strait of Tartary Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaSakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Strait of Tartary Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaSakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Strait of Tartary Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaSakhalin Oblast — island of Sakhalin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. La Pérouse Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
JapanHokkaidō Prefecture — island of Hokkaidō Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. JapanIwate Prefecture — island of Honshū Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Chichi-jima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Passing just west of the island of Haha-jima, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
Papua New GuineaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arafura Sea Passing just west of the Torres Strait Islands, 
Australia (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Carpentaria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. AustraliaQueensland
New South Wales — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Victoria — from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. AustraliaVictoria — Lady Julia Percy Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Southern Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Antarctica Adélie Land, claimed by 
France
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