119th meridian east

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119th meridian east

The meridian 119° 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 119th meridian east forms a great circle with the 61st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 119th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 119°0′E / 90.000°N 119.000°E	Arctic Ocean
78°29′N 119°0′E / 78.483°N 119.000°E	Laptev Sea
73°7′N 119°0′E / 73.117°N 119.000°E	Russia	Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°33′N 119°0′E / 58.550°N 119.000°E Zabaykalsky Krai — from 58°14′N 119°0′E / 58.233°N 119.000°E
49°59′N 119°0′E / 49.983°N 119.000°E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia
47°44′N 119°0′E / 47.733°N 119.000°E	Mongolia
46°47′N 119°0′E / 46.783°N 119.000°E	People's Republic of China	Inner Mongolia Hebei – from 41°15′N 119°0′E / 41.250°N 119.000°E Liaoning – from 41°3′N 119°0′E / 41.050°N 119.000°E Hebei – from 40°38′N 119°0′E / 40.633°N 119.000°E
39°12′N 119°0′E / 39.200°N 119.000°E	Bohai Sea
37°56′N 119°0′E / 37.933°N 119.000°E	People's Republic of China	Shandong
37°38′N 119°0′E / 37.633°N 119.000°E	Bohai Sea	Laizhou Bay
37°17′N 119°0′E / 37.283°N 119.000°E	People's Republic of China	Shandong Jiangsu – from 35°2′N 119°0′E / 35.033°N 119.000°E Anhui – from 32°56′N 119°0′E / 32.933°N 119.000°E Jiangsu – from 32°33′N 119°0′E / 32.550°N 119.000°E Anhui – from 31°14′N 119°0′E / 31.233°N 119.000°E Zhejiang – from 30°18′N 119°0′E / 30.300°N 119.000°E Fujian – from 27°26′N 119°0′E / 27.433°N 119.000°E
24°56′N 119°0′E / 24.933°N 119.000°E	South China Sea
10°27′N 119°0′E / 10.450°N 119.000°E	Philippines	Island of Palawan
10°0′N 119°0′E / 10.000°N 119.000°E	Sulu Sea
5°25′N 119°0′E / 5.417°N 119.000°E	Malaysia	Sabah – island of Borneo
5°3′N 119°0′E / 5.050°N 119.000°E	Celebes Sea	Passing just east of Cape Mangkalihat, Borneo,  Indonesia (at 1°1′N 118°59′E / 1.017°N 118.983°E)
1°1′N 119°0′E / 1.017°N 119.000°E	Makassar Strait
2°37′S 119°0′E / 2.617°S 119.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi
3°32′S 119°0′E / 3.533°S 119.000°E	Makassar Strait
5°24′S 119°0′E / 5.400°S 119.000°E	Java Sea
6°20′S 119°0′E / 6.333°S 119.000°E	Flores Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia (at 6°50′S 119°0′E / 6.833°S 119.000°E) Passing just west of the island of Sangeang,  Indonesia (at 8°12′S 119°0′E / 8.200°S 119.000°E)
8°24′S 119°0′E / 8.400°S 119.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Sumbawa
8°45′S 119°0′E / 8.750°S 119.000°E	Sumba Strait
9°27′S 119°0′E / 9.450°S 119.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Sumba
9°38′S 119°0′E / 9.633°S 119.000°E	Indian Ocean
20°2′S 119°0′E / 20.033°S 119.000°E	Australia	Western Australia
34°27′S 119°0′E / 34.450°S 119.000°E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 119°0′E / 60.000°S 119.000°E	Southern Ocean
66°55′S 119°0′E / 66.917°S 119.000°E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 118th meridian east
• 120th 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.