117th meridian east

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The meridian 117° 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
117°
117th meridian east (interactive map)

The 117th meridian east forms a great circle with the 63rd meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 117th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 117°0′E Arctic Ocean
78°42′N 117°0′E Laptev Sea
73°37′N 117°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Oblast — from 60°8′N 117°0′E
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°48′N 117°0′E
49°43′N 117°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
47°51′N 117°0′E  Mongolia
46°21′N 117°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
Hebei – from 42°25′N 117°0′E
Beijing – from 40°40′N 117°0′E
Hebei – from 40°0′N 117°0′E
Tianjin – from 39°36′N 117°0′E
Hebei – from 38°40′N 117°0′E
Shandong – from 37°50′N 117°0′E, passing through Jinan (at 36°39′N 116°58′E)
Jiangsu – from 34°43′N 117°0′E
Anhui – from 34°15′N 117°0′E
Jiangxi – from 29°40′N 117°0′E
Fujian – from 27°7′N 117°0′E
Guangdong – from 23°45′N 117°0′E, mainland and island of Nan'ao
23°25′N 117°0′E South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
8°6′N 117°0′E  Philippines Balabac Island
23°25′N 117°0′E South China Sea Balabac Strait
7°21′N 117°0′E  Malaysia Sabah – Balambangan Island
7°17′N 117°0′E South China Sea Marudu Bay
6°47′N 117°0′E  Malaysia Sabah – island of Borneo
4°21′N 117°0′E  Indonesia North Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Future capital of Indonesia
East Kalimantan (Balikpapan)
1°12′S 117°0′E Makassar Strait
4°29′S 117°0′E Java Sea
7°27′S 117°0′E Bali Sea
8°24′S 117°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sumbawa
9°6′S 117°0′E Indian Ocean
20°39′S 117°0′E  Australia Western Australia
35°2′S 117°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 117°0′E Southern Ocean
66°49′S 117°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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