Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 140th meridian east passes through:
| Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | |
| Islands of Kotelny, Great Lyakhovsky and the mainland | |
| Sea of Okhotsk | |
| Sea of Japan | |
| Islands 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, Passing just east of Ulithi Atoll, |
| Island of New Guinea | |
| Arafura Sea | |
| Gulf of Carpentaria | |
| Queensland South Australia | |
| Indian Ocean | |
| Southern Ocean | |
| Antarctica | Adélie Land, claimed by |