116th meridian east

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The meridian 116° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
116°
116th meridian east (interactive map)

The 116th meridian east forms a great circle with the 64th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 116°0′E Arctic Ocean
78°49′N 116°0′E Laptev Sea
74°21′N 116°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic — Peschanyy Island
74°16′N 116°0′E Laptev Sea
73°41′N 116°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Oblast — from 60°28′N 116°0′E
Republic of Buryatia — from 57°14′N 116°0′E
Irkutsk Oblast — from 57°3′N 116°0′E
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°52′N 116°0′E
Republic of Buryatia — from 55°22′N 116°0′E
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 54°28′N 116°0′E
49°59′N 116°0′E  Mongolia
48°42′N 116°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
47°43′N 116°0′E  Mongolia
45°38′N 116°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
Hebei – from 41°46′N 116°0′E
Beijing – from 40°34′N 116°0′E
Hebei – from 39°32′N 116°0′E
Shandong – from 37°21′N 116°0′E
Henan – for about 8 km from 36°3′N 116°0′E
Shandong – from 35°58′N 116°0′E
Henan – from 34°34′N 116°0′E
Anhui – from 33°52′N 116°0′E
Hubei – for about 10 km from 31°1′N 116°0′E
Anhui – from 30°57′N 116°0′E
Hubei – from 30°14′N 116°0′E
Jiangxi – from 29°44′N 116°0′E, passing just east of Nanchang (at 28°40′N 115°53′E)
Fujian – from 25°27′N 116°0′E
Guangdong – from 24°51′N 116°0′E
22°50′N 116°0′E South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
5°48′N 116°0′E  Malaysia Sabah – on the island of Borneo
4°21′N 116°0′E  Indonesia North Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
3°31′S 116°0′E Java Sea Passing just west of Laut Island,  Indonesia (at 3°41′S 116°1′E)
Passing just east of the Kangean Islands,  Indonesia (at 6°57′S 115°55′E)
7°12′S 116°0′E Bali Sea
8°44′S 116°0′E  Indonesia Island of Lombok
8°54′S 116°0′E Indian Ocean
21°2′S 116°0′E  Australia Western Australia – passing just east of Perth (at 31°57′S 115°52′E)
34°51′S 116°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 116°0′E Southern Ocean
66°21′S 116°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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