121st meridian east

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The meridian 121° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
121°
121st meridian east (interactive map)

The 121st meridian east forms a great circle with the 59th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 121st meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 121°0′E Arctic Ocean
78°15′N 121°0′E Laptev Sea
72°56′N 121°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Amur Oblast — from 57°3′N 121°0′E
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 56°3′N 122°0′E
53°17′N 121°0′E  China Inner Mongolia
Liaoning – from 42°15′N 121°0′E
40°50′N 121°0′E Yellow Sea Liaodong Bay
Passing just west of the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning,  China (at 38°55′N 121°5′E)
Bohai Sea
37°44′N 121°0′E  China Shandong – Shandong Peninsula
36°36′N 121°0′E Yellow Sea
33°17′N 121°0′E East China Sea
32°32′N 121°0′E  China Jiangsu
Shanghai – from 31°8′N 121°0′E
Zhejiang – from 30°50′N 121°0′E
30°34′N 121°0′E Hangzhou Bay
32°32′N 121°0′E  China Zhejiang
28°7′N 121°0′E East China Sea
25°20′N 121°0′E Taiwan Strait
24°57′N 121°0′E  Republic of China Island of Taiwan – claimed by  China
22°35′N 121°0′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
21°48′N 121°0′E South China Sea
18°36′N 121°0′E  Philippines Island of Luzon – passing through Manila (at 14°35′N 121°0′E) - passing through Manila Airport
13°47′N 121°0′E Isla Verde Passage
13°27′N 121°0′E  Philippines Island of Mindoro
12°25′N 121°0′E Sulu Sea Passing through the Cuyo Islands,  Philippines (at 11°0′N 121°0′E)
Passing just west of the Cagayan Islands,  Philippines (at 11°0′N 121°0′E)
6°11′N 121°0′E  Philippines Island of Jolo and smaller neighbouring islands
5°40′N 121°0′E Celebes Sea
1°21′N 121°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
0°26′N 121°0′E Gulf of Tomini
1°25′S 121°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
2°41′S 121°0′E Gulf of Boni
3°15′S 121°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
3°39′S 121°0′E Gulf of Boni
5°25′S 121°0′E Banda Sea
7°17′S 121°0′E  Indonesia Selayar Islands
7°20′S 121°0′E Flores Sea
8°23′S 121°0′E  Indonesia Island of Flores
8°58′S 121°0′E Savu Sea
10°39′S 121°0′E Indian Ocean
19°36′S 121°0′E  Australia Western Australia
33°52′S 121°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 121°0′E Southern Ocean
66°48′S 121°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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