131st meridian east

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131st meridian east
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The meridian 131° 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 131st meridian east forms a great circle with the 49th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 131°0′E / 90.000°N 131.000°E / 90.000; 131.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
77°7′N 131°0′E / 77.117°N 131.000°E / 77.117; 131.000 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea
70°44′N 131°0′E / 70.733°N 131.000°E / 70.733; 131.000 (Russia)  Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 56°10′N 131°0′E / 56.167°N 131.000°E / 56.167; 131.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 55°42′N 131°0′E / 55.700°N 131.000°E / 55.700; 131.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 54°18′N 131°0′E / 54.300°N 131.000°E / 54.300; 131.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 53°49′N 131°0′E / 53.817°N 131.000°E / 53.817; 131.000 (Amur Oblast)
Khabarovsk Krai — from 51°10′N 131°0′E / 51.167°N 131.000°E / 51.167; 131.000 (Khabarovsk Krai)
Amur Oblast — from 50°24′N 131°0′E / 50.400°N 131.000°E / 50.400; 131.000 (Amur Oblast)
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°58′N 131°0′E / 48.967°N 131.000°E / 48.967; 131.000 (Jewish Autonomous Oblast)
47°41′N 131°0′E / 47.683°N 131.000°E / 47.683; 131.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
44°52′N 131°0′E / 44.867°N 131.000°E / 44.867; 131.000 (Russia)  Russia Primorsky Krai — for about 6 km (3.7 mi)
44°48′N 131°0′E / 44.800°N 131.000°E / 44.800; 131.000 (China)  People's Republic of China Heilongjiang
Jilin — from 43°29′N 131°0′E / 43.483°N 131.000°E / 43.483; 131.000 (Jilin)
42°51′N 131°0′E / 42.850°N 131.000°E / 42.850; 131.000 (Russia)  Russia Primorsky Krai
42°38′N 131°0′E / 42.633°N 131.000°E / 42.633; 131.000 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan Passing just east of the island of Ulleungdo,  South Korea (at 37°30′N 130°55′E / 37.500°N 130.917°E / 37.500; 130.917 (Ulleungdo))
Passing just west of the island of Mishima, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan (at 34°47′N 131°7′E / 34.783°N 131.117°E / 34.783; 131.117 (Mishima))
34°26′N 131°0′E / 34.433°N 131.000°E / 34.433; 131.000 (Japan)  Japan Island of
Honshū, Yamaguchi Prefecture (passing through Chōfu station in eastern Shimonoseki
)
33°59′N 131°0′E / 33.983°N 131.000°E / 33.983; 131.000 (Kanmon Straits) Kanmon Straits
33°57′N 131°0′E / 33.950°N 131.000°E / 33.950; 131.000 (Japan)  Japan Island of
Kyūshū
— Fukuoka Prefecture
— Ōita Prefecture — from 33°31′N 131°0′E / 33.517°N 131.000°E / 33.517; 131.000 (Ōita)
— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33°10′N 131°0′E / 33.167°N 131.000°E / 33.167; 131.000 (Kumamoto)
— Ōita Prefecture — from 33°7′N 131°0′E / 33.117°N 131.000°E / 33.117; 131.000 (Ōita)
— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33°1′N 131°0′E / 33.017°N 131.000°E / 33.017; 131.000 (Kumamoto)
— Miyazaki Prefecture — from 32°9′N 131°0′E / 32.150°N 131.000°E / 32.150; 131.000 (Miyazaki)
— Kagoshima Prefecture — from 31°44′N 131°0′E / 31.733°N 131.000°E / 31.733; 131.000 (Kagoshima)
31°11′N 131°0′E / 31.183°N 131.000°E / 31.183; 131.000 (East China Sea) East China Sea
30°44′N 131°0′E / 30.733°N 131.000°E / 30.733; 131.000 (Japan)  Japan Island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture
30°32′N 131°0′E / 30.533°N 131.000°E / 30.533; 131.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of
Oki Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 24°28′N 131°11′E / 24.467°N 131.183°E / 24.467; 131.183 (Oki Daitō))
Passing just west of the island of Tobi,  Palau (at 3°0′N 131°7′E / 3.000°N 131.117°E / 3.000; 131.117 (Tobi))
Passing just west of the Asia Islands,  Indonesia (at 1°0′N 131°13′E / 1.000°N 131.217°E / 1.000; 131.217 (Asia Islands))
Passing just west of the Ayu Islands,  Indonesia (at 3°23′N 131°1′E / 3.383°N 131.017°E / 3.383; 131.017 (Ayu Islands)
)
0°3′S 131°0′E / 0.050°S 131.000°E / -0.050; 131.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Waigeo
0°21′S 131°0′E / 0.350°S 131.000°E / -0.350; 131.000 (Dampier Strait) Dampier Strait
0°56′S 131°0′E / 0.933°S 131.000°E / -0.933; 131.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of Salawati and New Guinea
1°28′S 131°0′E / 1.467°S 131.000°E / -1.467; 131.000 (Ceram Sea)
Ceram Sea
 Passing just east of the island of
Seram,  Indonesia (at 3°35′S 130°52′E / 3.583°S 130.867°E / -3.583; 130.867 (Seram)
)
3°54′S 131°0′E / 3.900°S 131.000°E / -3.900; 131.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea
7°26′S 131°0′E / 7.433°S 131.000°E / -7.433; 131.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Wuliaru
7°30′S 131°0′E / 7.500°S 131.000°E / -7.500; 131.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea
7°40′S 131°0′E / 7.667°S 131.000°E / -7.667; 131.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Seira
7°44′S 131°0′E / 7.733°S 131.000°E / -7.733; 131.000 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea
8°6′S 131°0′E / 8.100°S 131.000°E / -8.100; 131.000 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Selaru
8°13′S 131°0′E / 8.217°S 131.000°E / -8.217; 131.000 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea
9°3′S 131°0′E / 9.050°S 131.000°E / -9.050; 131.000 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea
11°21′S 131°0′E / 11.350°S 131.000°E / -11.350; 131.000 (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory — Melville Island
11°54′S 131°0′E / 11.900°S 131.000°E / -11.900; 131.000 (Clarence Strait) Clarence Strait
12°10′S 131°0′E / 12.167°S 131.000°E / -12.167; 131.000 (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 131°0′E / 26.000°S 131.000°E / -26.000; 131.000 (South Australia)
31°33′S 131°0′E / 31.550°S 131.000°E / -31.550; 131.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 131°0′E / 60.000°S 131.000°E / -60.000; 131.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
66°6′S 131°0′E / 66.100°S 131.000°E / -66.100; 131.000 (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.

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