142nd meridian east
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142nd-meridian-east-161-13487903
title:
142nd meridian east
text:
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 signed on 22 April 1529. 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 th
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Line of longitude
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/142nd_meridian_east
date created:
2009-01-25T21:12:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T10:13:06Z
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