119th meridian east

The meridian 119° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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119th meridian east

The 119th meridian east forms a great circle with the 61st meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 119th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 119°0′E Arctic Ocean
78°29′N 119°0′E Laptev Sea
73°7′N 119°0′E  Russia Sakha Republic
Irkutsk Oblast — from 58°33′N 119°0′E
Zabaykalsky Krai — from 58°14′N 119°0′E
49°59′N 119°0′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
47°44′N 119°0′E  Mongolia
46°47′N 119°0′E  People's Republic of China Inner Mongolia
Hebei – from 41°15′N 119°0′E
Liaoning – from 41°3′N 119°0′E
Hebei – from 40°38′N 119°0′E
39°12′N 119°0′E Bohai Sea
37°56′N 119°0′E  People's Republic of China Shandong
37°38′N 119°0′E Bohai Sea Laizhou Bay
37°17′N 119°0′E  People's Republic of China Shandong
Jiangsu – from 35°2′N 119°0′E
Anhui – from 32°56′N 119°0′E
Jiangsu – from 32°33′N 119°0′E
Anhui – from 31°14′N 119°0′E
Zhejiang – from 30°18′N 119°0′E
Fujian – from 27°26′N 119°0′E
24°56′N 119°0′E South China Sea
10°27′N 119°0′E  Philippines Island of Palawan
10°0′N 119°0′E Sulu Sea
5°25′N 119°0′E  Malaysia Sabah – island of Borneo
5°3′N 119°0′E Celebes Sea Passing just east of Cape Mangkalihat, Borneo,  Indonesia (at 1°1′N 118°59′E)
1°1′N 119°0′E Makassar Strait
2°37′S 119°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
3°32′S 119°0′E Makassar Strait
5°24′S 119°0′E Java Sea
6°20′S 119°0′E Flores Sea Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia (at 6°50′S 119°0′E)
Passing just west of the island of Sangeang,  Indonesia (at 8°12′S 119°0′E)
8°24′S 119°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sumbawa
8°45′S 119°0′E Sumba Strait
9°27′S 119°0′E  Indonesia Island of Sumba
9°38′S 119°0′E Indian Ocean
20°2′S 119°0′E  Australia Western Australia
34°27′S 119°0′E Indian Ocean Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 119°0′E Southern Ocean
66°55′S 119°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

References
  1. Darby, Andrew (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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