141st meridian east

On the island of New Guinea, the meridian defines part of the land border between Indonesia on the west and Papua New Guinea on the east.

The Fly River forms the border where it flows west of the 141st meridian.

In Australia, it forms the eastern boundary of the state of South Australia, bordering Queensland and New South Wales.

The border between South Australia and Victoria was originally proclaimed to be exactly on the 141st meridian, but measurement errors resulted in the present border being about 3.6 km (2.2 mi) west of this line at 140°57'45" (see South Australia–Victoria border dispute).

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 141st meridian east passes through:

The 141st meridian divides the island of New Guinea between Indonesia (in green) and Papua New Guinea above the northern crossing of the Fly River with said meridian.
In Australia the meridian defines part of the border of South Australia with Queensland , all of its border with New South Wales , and it approximates its border with Victoria .