131st meridian east

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The meridian 131° 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
131°
131st meridian east (interactive map)

The 131st meridian east forms a great circle with the 49th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 131st meridian east passes through:

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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 131°0′E Arctic Ocean
77°7′N 131°0′E Laptev Sea
70°44′N 131°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Khabarovsk Krai — from 56°10′N 131°0′E
Amur Oblast — from 55°42′N 131°0′E
Khabarovsk Krai — from 54°18′N 131°0′E
Amur Oblast — from 53°49′N 131°0′E
Khabarovsk Krai — from 51°10′N 131°0′E
Amur Oblast — from 50°24′N 131°0′E
Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from 48°58′N 131°0′E
47°41′N 131°0′E  China Heilongjiang
44°52′N 131°0′E  Russia Primorsky Krai — for about 6 km (3.7 mi)
44°48′N 131°0′E  China Heilongjiang
Jilin — from 43°29′N 131°0′E
42°51′N 131°0′E  Russia Primorsky Krai
42°38′N 131°0′E Sea of Japan Passing just east of the island of Ulleungdo,  South Korea (at 37°30′N 130°55′E)
Passing just west of the island of Mishima, Yamaguchi Prefecture,  Japan (at 34°47′N 131°7′E)
34°26′N 131°0′E  Japan Island of HonshÅ«, Yamaguchi Prefecture (passing through Chōfu station in eastern Shimonoseki)
33°59′N 131°0′E Kanmon Straits
33°57′N 131°0′E  Japan Island of KyÅ«shÅ«
— Fukuoka Prefecture
— Ōita Prefecture — from 33°31′N 131°0′E
— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33°10′N 131°0′E
— Ōita Prefecture — from 33°7′N 131°0′E
— Kumamoto Prefecture — from 33°1′N 131°0′E
— Miyazaki Prefecture — from 32°9′N 131°0′E
— Kagoshima Prefecture — from 31°44′N 131°0′E
31°11′N 131°0′E East China Sea
30°44′N 131°0′E  Japan Island of Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture
30°32′N 131°0′E Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Minami Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 25°50′N 131°12′E)
Passing just west of the island of Oki Daitō, Okinawa Prefecture,  Japan (at 24°28′N 131°11′E)
Passing just west of the island of Tobi,  Palau (at 3°0′N 131°7′E)
Passing just west of the Asia Islands,  Indonesia (at 1°0′N 131°13′E)
Passing just west of the Ayu Islands,  Indonesia (at 3°23′N 131°1′E)
0°3′S 131°0′E  Indonesia Island of Waigeo
0°21′S 131°0′E Dampier Strait
0°56′S 131°0′E  Indonesia Islands of Salawati and New Guinea
1°28′S 131°0′E Ceram Sea Passing just east of the island of Seram,  Indonesia (at 3°35′S 130°52′E)
3°54′S 131°0′E Banda Sea
7°26′S 131°0′E  Indonesia Island of Wuliaru
7°30′S 131°0′E Banda Sea
7°40′S 131°0′E  Indonesia Island of Seira
7°44′S 131°0′E Banda Sea
8°6′S 131°0′E  Indonesia Island of Selaru
8°13′S 131°0′E Arafura Sea
9°3′S 131°0′E Timor Sea
11°21′S 131°0′E  Australia Northern Territory — Melville Island
11°54′S 131°0′E Clarence Strait
12°10′S 131°0′E  Australia Northern Territory
South Australia — from 26°0′S 131°0′E
31°33′S 131°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[2][3]
60°0′S 131°0′E Southern Ocean
66°6′S 131°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
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