108th meridian east

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108th meridian east

The meridian 108° 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 108th meridian east forms a great circle with the 72nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 108th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 108°0′E / 90.000°N 108.000°E / 90.000; 108.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
79°44′N 108°0′E / 79.733°N 108.000°E / 79.733; 108.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea Passing just east of Maly Taymyr Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia (at 78°7′N 107°45′E / 78.117°N 107.750°E / 78.117; 107.750 (Maly Taymyr Island))
Passing just east of Ostrov Bol'shoy Island, Krasnoyarsk Krai,  Russia (at 77°18′N 107°45′E / 77.300°N 107.750°E / 77.300; 107.750 (Ostrov Bol'shoy Island))
76°55′N 108°0′E / 76.917°N 108.000°E / 76.917; 108.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiTaymyr Peninsula
76°54′N 108°0′E / 76.900°N 108.000°E / 76.900; 108.000 (Faddey Bay) Faddey Bay
76°31′N 108°0′E / 76.517°N 108.000°E / 76.517; 108.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk KraiTaymyr Peninsula
73°39′N 108°0′E / 73.650°N 108.000°E / 73.650; 108.000 (Khatanga Gulf) Khatanga Gulf
73°12′N 108°0′E / 73.200°N 108.000°E / 73.200; 108.000 (Russia)  Russia Krasnoyarsk Krai
Sakha Republic — from 69°43′N 108°0′E / 69.717°N 108.000°E / 69.717; 108.000 (Sakha Republic)
Krasnoyarsk Krai — from 64°11′N 108°0′E / 64.183°N 108.000°E / 64.183; 108.000 (Krasnoyarsk Krai)
Irkutsk Oblast — from 64°1′N 108°0′E / 64.017°N 108.000°E / 64.017; 108.000 (Irkutsk Oblast)
Republic of Buryatia — from 53°14′N 108°0′E / 53.233°N 108.000°E / 53.233; 108.000 (Buryatia) (border is in Lake Baikal)
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 50°20′N 108°0′E / 50.333°N 108.000°E / 50.333; 108.000 (Zabaykalsky Krai)
49°40′N 108°0′E / 49.667°N 108.000°E / 49.667; 108.000 (Mongolia)  Mongolia
42°26′N 108°0′E / 42.433°N 108.000°E / 42.433; 108.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Shaanxi – from 37°49′N 108°0′E / 37.817°N 108.000°E / 37.817; 108.000 (Shaanxi)
Gansu – from 36°38′N 108°0′E / 36.633°N 108.000°E / 36.633; 108.000 (Gansu)
Shaanxi – from 35°16′N 108°0′E / 35.267°N 108.000°E / 35.267; 108.000 (Shaanxi)
Sichuan – from 32°8′N 108°0′E / 32.133°N 108.000°E / 32.133; 108.000 (Sichuan)
Chongqing – from 30°1′N 108°0′E / 30.017°N 108.000°E / 30.017; 108.000 (Chongqing)
Guizhou – from 29°2′N 108°0′E / 29.033°N 108.000°E / 29.033; 108.000 (Guizhou)
Guangxi – from 25°11′N 108°0′E / 25.183°N 108.000°E / 25.183; 108.000 (Guangxi)
21°33′N 108°0′E / 21.550°N 108.000°E / 21.550; 108.000 (Vietnam)  Vietnam
Quảng Ninh
– for about 10 km
21°27′N 108°0′E / 21.450°N 108.000°E / 21.450; 108.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea Gulf of Tonkin
16°18′N 108°0′E / 16.300°N 108.000°E / 16.300; 108.000 (Vietnam)  Vietnam
10°42′N 108°0′E / 10.700°N 108.000°E / 10.700; 108.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea
4°2′N 108°0′E / 4.033°N 108.000°E / 4.033; 108.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Natuna Besar
3°56′N 108°0′E / 3.933°N 108.000°E / 3.933; 108.000 (South China Sea) South China Sea
2°35′S 108°0′E / 2.583°S 108.000°E / -2.583; 108.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Belitung
3°15′S 108°0′E / 3.250°S 108.000°E / -3.250; 108.000 (Java Sea) Java Sea
6°17′S 108°0′E / 6.283°S 108.000°E / -6.283; 108.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Java
7°44′S 108°0′E / 7.733°S 108.000°E / -7.733; 108.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 108°0′E / 60.000°S 108.000°E / -60.000; 108.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°35′S 108°0′E / 66.583°S 108.000°E / -66.583; 108.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia


Next westward:
107th meridian east
108th meridian east
forms a great circle with
72nd meridian west
Next eastward:
109th meridian east