118th meridian east

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118th meridian east

The meridian 118° 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 118th meridian east forms a great circle with the 62nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 118th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 118°0′E / 90.000°N 118.000°E	Arctic Ocean
78°36′N 118°0′E / 78.600°N 118.000°E	Laptev Sea
73°35′N 118°0′E / 73.583°N 118.000°E	Russia	Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 59°34′N 118°0′E / 59.567°N 118.000°E Zabaykalsky Krai — from 58°25′N 118°0′E / 58.417°N 118.000°E
49°36′N 118°0′E / 49.600°N 118.000°E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
48°2′N 118°0′E / 48.033°N 118.000°E	Mongolia
46°37′N 118°0′E / 46.617°N 118.000°E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei – for about 17 km from 42°25′N 118°0′E / 42.417°N 118.000°E Inner Mongolia – for about 4 km from 42°16′N 118°0′E / 42.267°N 118.000°E Hebei – from 42°13′N 118°0′E / 42.217°N 118.000°E Tianjin – from 39°21′N 118°0′E / 39.350°N 118.000°E
39°13′N 118°0′E / 39.217°N 118.000°E	Bohai Sea
38°11′N 118°0′E / 38.183°N 118.000°E	People's Republic of China	Shandong Jiangsu – from 34°38′N 118°0′E / 34.633°N 118.000°E Anhui – from 33°45′N 118°0′E / 33.750°N 118.000°E Jiangsu – from 33°22′N 118°0′E / 33.367°N 118.000°E Anhui – from 33°12′N 118°0′E / 33.200°N 118.000°E Jiangxi – from 29°31′N 118°0′E / 29.517°N 118.000°E Fujian – from 27°59′N 118°0′E / 27.983°N 118.000°E, passing just west of Xiamen (at 24°27′N 118°4′E / 24.450°N 118.067°E)
24°11′N 118°0′E / 24.183°N 118.000°E	South China Sea	Passing just east of the disputed Scarborough Shoal (at 15°7′N 117°51′E / 15.117°N 117.850°E)
9°14′N 118°0′E / 9.233°N 118.000°E	Philippines	Island of Palawan
8°53′N 118°0′E / 8.883°N 118.000°E	Sulu Sea
6°3′N 118°0′E / 6.050°N 118.000°E	Malaysia	Sabah – island of Borneo
4°13′N 118°0′E / 4.217°N 118.000°E	Celebes Sea
2°24′N 118°0′E / 2.400°N 118.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Borneo
2°12′N 118°0′E / 2.200°N 118.000°E	Celebes Sea
1°47′N 118°0′E / 1.783°N 118.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Borneo
0°47′N 118°0′E / 0.783°N 118.000°E	Makassar Strait
4°57′S 118°0′E / 4.950°S 118.000°E	Java Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia
6°59′S 118°0′E / 6.983°S 118.000°E	Flores Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia
8°6′S 118°0′E / 8.100°S 118.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Sumbawa
8°52′S 118°0′E / 8.867°S 118.000°E	Indian Ocean
20°28′S 118°0′E / 20.467°S 118.000°E	Australia	Western Australia
35°6′S 118°0′E / 35.100°S 118.000°E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 118°0′E / 60.000°S 118.000°E	Southern Ocean
66°59′S 118°0′E / 66.983°S 118.000°E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 117th meridian east
• 119th 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.