119th meridian east

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The meridian 119° 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
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119th meridian east (interactive map)

The 119th meridian east forms a great circle with the 61st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 119th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 119°0′E Arctic Ocean
78°29′N 119°0′E Laptev Sea
73°7′N 119°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°33′N 119°0′E
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 58°14′N 119°0′E
49°59′N 119°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
47°44′N 119°0′E  Mongolia
46°47′N 119°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
Hebei – from 41°15′N 119°0′E
Liaoning – from 41°3′N 119°0′E
Hebei – from 40°38′N 119°0′E
39°12′N 119°0′E Bohai Sea
37°56′N 119°0′E  China Shandong
37°38′N 119°0′E Bohai Sea Laizhou Bay
37°17′N 119°0′E  China Shandong
Jiangsu – from 35°2′N 119°0′E
Anhui – from 32°56′N 119°0′E
Jiangsu – from 32°33′N 119°0′E
Anhui – from 31°14′N 119°0′E
Zhejiang – from 30°18′N 119°0′E
Fujian – from 27°26′N 119°0′E
24°56′N 119°0′E South China Sea
10°27′N 119°0′E  Philippines Island of Palawan
10°0′N 119°0′E Sulu Sea
5°25′N 119°0′E  Malaysia Sabah – island of Borneo
5°3′N 119°0′E Celebes Sea Passing just east of Cape Mangkalihat, Borneo,  Indonesia (at 1°1′N 118°59′E)
1°1′N 119°0′E Makassar Strait
2°37′S 119°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
3°32′S 119°0′E Makassar Strait
5°24′S 119°0′E Java Sea
6°20′S 119°0′E Flores Sea Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia (at 6°50′S 119°0′E)
Passing just west of the island of Sangeang,  Indonesia (at 8°12′S 119°0′E)
8°24′S 119°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sumbawa
8°45′S 119°0′E Sumba Strait
9°27′S 119°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sumba
9°38′S 119°0′E Indian Ocean
20°2′S 119°0′E  Australia Western Australia
34°27′S 119°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 119°0′E Southern Ocean
66°55′S 119°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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