130th meridian east

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The meridian 130° 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
130°
130th meridian east (interactive map)

The 130th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 50th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 130th meridian east passes through:

More information Co-ordinates, Country, territory or sea ...
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 130°0′E Arctic Ocean
77°14′N 130°0′E Laptev Sea
71°5′N 130°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Amur Oblast — from 55°44′N 130°0′E
49°0′N 130°0′E  China Heilongjiang
Jilin — from 43°51′N 130°0′E
42°58′N 130°0′E  North Korea
42°0′N 130°0′E Sea of Japan
33°27′N 130°0′E  Japan Island of KyÅ«shÅ«
— Saga Prefecture
— Nagasaki Prefecture — from 33°2′N 130°0′E
32°45′N 130°0′E East China Sea
32°23′N 130°0′E  Japan Island of Shimoshima
— Kumamoto Prefecture
32°14′N 130°0′E East China Sea Passing just east of the Koshikijima Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 31°49′N 129°56′E)
Passing just east of the island of Kuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 31°49′N 129°57′E)
Passing just west of the island of Kuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 30°28′N 130°8′E)
30°0′N 130°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just east of the island of Kuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 29°57′N 129°56′E)
28°21′N 130°0′E  Japan Island of Kikai
— Kagoshima Prefecture
28°18′N 130°0′E Pacific Ocean
0°14′N 130°0′E Halmahera Sea Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia
1°45′S 130°0′E  Indonesia Island of Misool
2°1′S 130°0′E Ceram Sea
2°59′S 130°0′E  Indonesia Island of Seram
3°29′S 130°0′E Banda Sea Passing through the Banda Islands (at 4°33′S 130°0′E)
6°18′S 130°0′E  Indonesia Island of Serua,  Indonesia
6°19′S 130°0′E Banda Sea
7°42′S 130°0′E  Indonesia Island of Dawera
7°44′S 130°0′E Timor Sea Passing just west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory,  Australia (at 11°47′S 130°1′E)
13°31′S 130°0′E  Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 130°0′E
31°35′S 130°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 130°0′E Southern Ocean
65°59′S 130°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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