116th meridian east

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116th meridian east

The meridian 116° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 116th meridian east forms a great circle with the 64th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 116°0′E / 90.000°N 116.000°E	Arctic Ocean
78°49′N 116°0′E / 78.817°N 116.000°E	Laptev Sea
74°21′N 116°0′E / 74.350°N 116.000°E	Russia	Sakha Republic — Peschanyy Island
74°16′N 116°0′E / 74.267°N 116.000°E	Laptev Sea
73°41′N 116°0′E / 73.683°N 116.000°E	Russia	Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 60°28′N 116°0′E / 60.467°N 116.000°E Republic of Buryatia — from 57°14′N 116°0′E / 57.233°N 116.000°E Irkutsk Oblast — from 57°3′N 116°0′E / 57.050°N 116.000°E Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°52′N 116°0′E / 56.867°N 116.000°E Republic of Buryatia — from 55°22′N 116°0′E / 55.367°N 116.000°E Zabaykalsky Krai — from 54°28′N 116°0′E / 54.467°N 116.000°E
49°59′N 116°0′E / 49.983°N 116.000°E	Mongolia
48°42′N 116°0′E / 48.700°N 116.000°E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
47°43′N 116°0′E / 47.717°N 116.000°E	Mongolia
45°38′N 116°0′E / 45.633°N 116.000°E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei – from 41°46′N 116°0′E / 41.767°N 116.000°E Beijing – from 40°34′N 116°0′E / 40.567°N 116.000°E Hebei – from 39°32′N 116°0′E / 39.533°N 116.000°E Shandong – from 37°21′N 116°0′E / 37.350°N 116.000°E Henan – for about 8 km from 36°3′N 116°0′E / 36.050°N 116.000°E Shandong – from 35°58′N 116°0′E / 35.967°N 116.000°E Henan – from 34°34′N 116°0′E / 34.567°N 116.000°E Anhui – from 33°52′N 116°0′E / 33.867°N 116.000°E Hubei – for about 10 km from 31°1′N 116°0′E / 31.017°N 116.000°E Anhui – from 30°57′N 116°0′E / 30.950°N 116.000°E Hubei – from 30°14′N 116°0′E / 30.233°N 116.000°E Jiangxi – from 29°44′N 116°0′E / 29.733°N 116.000°E, passing just east of Nanchang (at 28°40′N 115°53′E / 28.667°N 115.883°E) Fujian – from 25°27′N 116°0′E / 25.450°N 116.000°E Guangdong – from 24°51′N 116°0′E / 24.850°N 116.000°E
22°50′N 116°0′E / 22.833°N 116.000°E	South China Sea	Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
5°48′N 116°0′E / 5.800°N 116.000°E	Malaysia	Sabah – on the island of Borneo
4°21′N 116°0′E / 4.350°N 116.000°E	Indonesia	On the island of Borneo
3°31′S 116°0′E / 3.517°S 116.000°E	Java Sea	Passing just west of Laut Island,  Indonesia (at 3°41′S 116°1′E / 3.683°S 116.017°E) Passing just east of the Kangean Islands,  Indonesia (at 6°57′S 115°55′E / 6.950°S 115.917°E)
7°12′S 116°0′E / 7.200°S 116.000°E	Bali Sea
8°44′S 116°0′E / 8.733°S 116.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Lombok
8°54′S 116°0′E / 8.900°S 116.000°E	Indian Ocean
21°2′S 116°0′E / 21.033°S 116.000°E	Australia	Western Australia – passing just east of Perth (at 31°57′S 115°52′E / 31.950°S 115.867°E)
34°51′S 116°0′E / 34.850°S 116.000°E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 116°0′E / 60.000°S 116.000°E	Southern Ocean
66°21′S 116°0′E / 66.350°S 116.000°E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 115th meridian east
• 117th meridian east

References

1. Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
2. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2013.