126th meridian east

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The meridian 126° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude[1] that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
126°
126th meridian east (interactive map)

The 126th meridian east forms a great circle with the 54th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 126th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 126°0′E Arctic Ocean
77°41′N 126°0′E Laptev Sea
73°31′N 126°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland
Amur Oblast — from 55°43′N 126°0′E
52°46′N 126°0′E  China Heilongjiang — for about 10 km
52°40′N 126°0′E  Russia Amur Oblast — for about 9 km
52°35′N 126°0′E  China Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — for about 1 km from 50°56′N 126°0′E
Heilongjiang — from 50°55′N 126°0′E
Jilin — from 45°11′N 126°0′E
40°56′N 126°0′E  North Korea For about 2 km
40°55′N 126°0′E  China Jilin — for about 2 km
40°53′N 126°0′E  North Korea
37°52′N 126°0′E Yellow Sea
34°53′N 126°0′E  South Korea Several islands of Sinan and Jindo counties
34°15′N 126°0′E Yellow Sea Passing just west of the island of Jeju-do,  South Korea (at 33°17′N 126°9′E)
33°17′N 126°0′E East China Sea
25°15′N 126°0′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
— passing just east of Calicoan Island,  Philippines (at 10°56′N 125°50′E)
— passing just east of Suluan Island,  Philippines (at 10°45′N 125°58′E)
9°57′N 126°0′E  Philippines Islands of Siargao and Middle Bucas
9°42′N 126°0′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
9°18′N 126°0′E  Philippines Island of Mindanao
6°54′N 126°0′E Davao Gulf
6°12′N 126°0′E Pacific Ocean
3°29′N 126°0′E Molucca Sea
1°48′S 126°0′E  Indonesia Island of Mangole
1°54′S 126°0′E Ceram Sea
2°15′S 126°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sanana
2°28′S 126°0′E Banda Sea
3°13′S 126°0′E  Indonesia Island of Buru — westernmost point
3°18′S 126°0′E Banda Sea
7°40′S 126°0′E  Indonesia Island of Wetar
7°55′S 126°0′E Wetar Strait
8°30′S 126°0′E  Timor-Leste Island of Timor
9°6′S 126°0′E Timor Sea
13°7′S 126°0′E Indian Ocean
14°1′S 126°0′E  Australia Western Australia
32°17′S 126°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 126°0′E Southern Ocean
66°17′S 126°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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