128th meridian east

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Line across the Earth
128°
128th meridian east

The meridian 128° east of

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

The 128th meridian east forms a great circle with the 52nd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 128th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 128°0′E / 90.000°N 128.000°E / 90.000; 128.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°28′N 128°0′E / 77.467°N 128.000°E / 77.467; 128.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
73°25′N 128°0′E / 73.417°N 128.000°E / 73.417; 128.000 (Russia)  Russia
49°35′N 128°0′E / 49.583°N 128.000°E / 49.583; 128.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
Jilin — from 44°3′N 128°0′E / 44.050°N 128.000°E / 44.050; 128.000 (Jilin)
41°26′N 128°0′E / 41.433°N 128.000°E / 41.433; 128.000 (North Korea)  North Korea
40°3′N 128°0′E / 40.050°N 128.000°E / 40.050; 128.000 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
38°51′N 128°0′E / 38.850°N 128.000°E / 38.850; 128.000 (North Korea)  North Korea
38°19′N 128°0′E / 38.317°N 128.000°E / 38.317; 128.000 (South Korea)  South Korea Mainland and the islands of Changseon and Namhae
34°42′N 128°0′E / 34.700°N 128.000°E / 34.700; 128.000 (East China Sea) East China Sea
27°5′N 128°0′E / 27.083°N 128.000°E / 27.083; 128.000 (Japan)  Japan Okinawa Prefecture — island of Iheya
27°3′N 128°0′E / 27.050°N 128.000°E / 27.050; 128.000 (East China Sea) East China Sea
26°42′N 128°0′E / 26.700°N 128.000°E / 26.700; 128.000 (Japan)  Japan Okinawa Prefecture — island of Okinawa
26°29′N 128°0′E / 26.483°N 128.000°E / 26.483; 128.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
2°12′N 128°0′E / 2.200°N 128.000°E / 2.200; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera
2°5′N 128°0′E / 2.083°N 128.000°E / 2.083; 128.000 (Halmahera Sea) Halmahera Sea
1°48′N 128°0′E / 1.800°N 128.000°E / 1.800; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera
1°18′N 128°0′E / 1.300°N 128.000°E / 1.300; 128.000 (Kao Bay) Kao Bay
1°6′N 128°0′E / 1.100°N 128.000°E / 1.100; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera
0°28′N 128°0′E / 0.467°N 128.000°E / 0.467; 128.000 (Halmahera Sea) Halmahera Sea
0°19′S 128°0′E / 0.317°S 128.000°E / -0.317; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera
0°41′S 128°0′E / 0.683°S 128.000°E / -0.683; 128.000 (Molucca Sea) Molucca Sea
1°31′S 128°0′E / 1.517°S 128.000°E / -1.517; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of
Obira
1°43′S 128°0′E / 1.717°S 128.000°E / -1.717; 128.000 (Ceram Sea)
Ceram Sea
3°4′S 128°0′E / 3.067°S 128.000°E / -3.067; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of
Seram and Ambon
3°46′S 128°0′E / 3.767°S 128.000°E / -3.767; 128.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea
8°9′S 128°0′E / 8.150°S 128.000°E / -8.150; 128.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of
Moa
8°15′S 128°0′E / 8.250°S 128.000°E / -8.250; 128.000 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea
14°34′S 128°0′E / 14.567°S 128.000°E / -14.567; 128.000 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
32°5′S 128°0′E / 32.083°S 128.000°E / -32.083; 128.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 128°0′E / 60.000°S 128.000°E / -60.000; 128.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°2′S 128°0′E / 67.033°S 128.000°E / -67.033; 128.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica
claimed by  Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2013.