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2 unusual facts about 141st meridian


141st meridian

141st meridian west, a line of longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian

141st meridian east, a line of longitude east of the Greenwich Meridian


History of West Papua

While in 1828 the Dutch claimed the south coast west of the 141st meridian and the north coast west of Humboldt Bay in 1848, they did not try to develop the region again until 1896; they established settlements in Manokwari and Fak-Fak in response to perceived Australian ownership claims from the eastern half of New Guinea.


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