123rd meridian east

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The meridian 123° 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.

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The 123rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 57th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian east passes through:

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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 123°0′E Arctic Ocean
78°2′N 123°0′E Laptev Sea
72°57′N 123°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Amur Oblast — from 56°31′N 123°0′E
53°30′N 123°0′E  China Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — from 51°17′N 123°0′E
Heilongjiang — from 47°43′N 123°0′E
Inner Mongolia — from 46°42′N 123°0′E
Jilin — from 46°6′N 123°0′E
Inner Mongolia — from 44°29′N 123°0′E
Liaoning — from 42°44′N 123°0′E
39°40′N 123°0′E Yellow Sea Passing just east of the Shandong Peninsula, Shandong,  China (at 37°23′N 122°42′E)
33°17′N 123°0′E East China Sea Passing just east of the Zhoushan archipelago, Zhejiang,  China (at 30°25′N 122°56′E)
24°28′N 123°0′E  Japan Okinawa Prefecture — island of Yonaguni
24°26′N 123°0′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
14°7′N 123°0′E  Philippines Island of Luzon
13°31′N 123°0′E Ragay Gulf
13°9′N 123°0′E  Philippines Island of Burias
13°0′N 123°0′E Sibuyan Sea
11°30′N 123°0′E  Philippines Island of Panay
11°5′N 123°0′E Guimaras Strait
10°55′N 123°0′E  Philippines Island of Negros
9°3′N 123°0′E Sulu Sea
8°25′N 123°0′E  Philippines Island of Mindanao
7°28′N 123°0′E Celebes Sea
0°58′N 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
0°30′N 123°0′E Gulf of Tomini
0°37′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
0°54′S 123°0′E Peleng Straits
1°12′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Peleng
1°31′S 123°0′E Banda Sea Passing just west of the island of Manui,  Indonesia (at 3°35′S 123°2′E)
4°0′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Wowoni
4°12′S 123°0′E Banda Sea Passing just east of the island of Sulawesi,  Indonesia (at 4°19′S 122°54′E)
4°23′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Buton
4°56′S 123°0′E Banda Sea
5°9′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Buton
5°23′S 123°0′E Banda Sea
8°17′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Islands of Flores, Adonara and Solor
8°30′S 123°0′E Savu Sea
10°44′S 123°0′E  Indonesia Island of Rote
10°52′S 123°0′E Indian Ocean
12°14′S 123°0′E  Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands
12°17′S 123°0′E Indian Ocean
16°23′S 123°0′E  Australia Western Australia
33°52′S 123°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 123°0′E Southern Ocean
66°40′S 123°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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