102nd meridian east

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102nd meridian east

The meridian 102° east of

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

The 102nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 78th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 102nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 102°0′E / 90.000°N 102.000°E / 90.000; 102.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
80°23′N 102°0′E / 80.383°N 102.000°E / 80.383; 102.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
79°15′N 102°0′E / 79.250°N 102.000°E / 79.250; 102.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiBolshevik Island, Severnaya Zemlya
78°11′N 102°0′E / 78.183°N 102.000°E / 78.183; 102.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
77°18′N 102°0′E / 77.300°N 102.000°E / 77.300; 102.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°29′N 102°0′E / 58.483°N 102.000°E / 58.483; 102.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Republic of Buryatia — from 52°13′N 102°0′E / 52.217°N 102.000°E / 52.217; 102.000 (Buryatia)
51°23′N 102°0′E / 51.383°N 102.000°E / 51.383; 102.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
42°17′N 102°0′E / 42.283°N 102.000°E / 42.283; 102.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Gansu — for about 14 km from 39°7′N 102°0′E / 39.117°N 102.000°E / 39.117; 102.000 (Gansu)
Inner Mongolia — for about 23 km from 39°0′N 102°0′E / 39.000°N 102.000°E / 39.000; 102.000 (Inner Mongolia)
Gansu — from 38°47′N 102°0′E / 38.783°N 102.000°E / 38.783; 102.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 37°42′N 102°0′E / 37.700°N 102.000°E / 37.700; 102.000 (Qinghai)
Gansu — from 34°55′N 102°0′E / 34.917°N 102.000°E / 34.917; 102.000 (Gansu)
Qinghai — from 34°30′N 102°0′E / 34.500°N 102.000°E / 34.500; 102.000 (Qinghai)
Gansu — from 34°5′N 102°0′E / 34.083°N 102.000°E / 34.083; 102.000 (Gansu)
Sichuan — from 33°10′N 102°0′E / 33.167°N 102.000°E / 33.167; 102.000 (Sichuan)
Yunnan — from 26°5′N 102°0′E / 26.083°N 102.000°E / 26.083; 102.000 (Yunnan)
22°26′N 102°0′E / 22.433°N 102.000°E / 22.433; 102.000 (Laos)  Laos
18°8′N 102°0′E / 18.133°N 102.000°E / 18.133; 102.000 (Thailand)  Thailand
12°32′N 102°0′E / 12.533°N 102.000°E / 12.533; 102.000 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
6°18′N 102°0′E / 6.300°N 102.000°E / 6.300; 102.000 (Thailand)  Thailand
6°2′N 102°0′E / 6.033°N 102.000°E / 6.033; 102.000 (Malaysia)  Malaysia Passing just east of border town Rantau Panjang at 6°N
Passing just east of Senawang near Seremban at 2°42'N
2°22′N 102°0′E / 2.367°N 102.000°E / 2.367; 102.000 (Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca
1°37′N 102°0′E / 1.617°N 102.000°E / 1.617; 102.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of Bengkalis and Sumatra
3°31′S 102°0′E / 3.517°S 102.000°E / -3.517; 102.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just west of Enggano Island,  Indonesia (at 5°21′S 102°5′E / 5.350°S 102.083°E / -5.350; 102.083 (Enggano))
60°0′S 102°0′E / 60.000°S 102.000°E / -60.000; 102.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
65°44′S 102°0′E / 65.733°S 102.000°E / -65.733; 102.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia


Next westward:
101st meridian east
102nd meridian east
forms a great circle with
78th meridian west
Next eastward:
103rd meridian east