130th meridian east

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130th meridian east

The meridian 130° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 130th meridian east forms a great circle 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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
90°0′N 130°0′E / 90.000°N 130.000°E	Arctic Ocean
77°14′N 130°0′E / 77.233°N 130.000°E	Laptev Sea
71°5′N 130°0′E / 71.083°N 130.000°E	Russia	Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from 55°44′N 130°0′E / 55.733°N 130.000°E
49°0′N 130°0′E / 49.000°N 130.000°E	People's Republic of China	Heilongjiang Jilin — from 43°51′N 130°0′E / 43.850°N 130.000°E
42°58′N 130°0′E / 42.967°N 130.000°E	North Korea
42°0′N 130°0′E / 42.000°N 130.000°E	Sea of Japan
33°27′N 130°0′E / 33.450°N 130.000°E	Japan	Island of Kyūshū — Saga Prefecture — Nagasaki Prefecture — from 33°2′N 130°0′E / 33.033°N 130.000°E
32°45′N 130°0′E / 32.750°N 130.000°E	East China Sea
32°23′N 130°0′E / 32.383°N 130.000°E	Japan	Island of Shimoshima — Kumamoto Prefecture
32°14′N 130°0′E / 32.233°N 130.000°E	East China Sea	Passing just east of the Koshikijima Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 31°49′N 129°56′E / 31.817°N 129.933°E) Passing just east of the island of Kuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 31°49′N 129°57′E / 31.817°N 129.950°E) Passing just west of the island of Kuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 30°28′N 130°8′E / 30.467°N 130.133°E)
30°0′N 130°0′E / 30.000°N 130.000°E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just east of the island of Kuchinoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture,  Japan (at 29°57′N 129°56′E / 29.950°N 129.933°E)
28°21′N 130°0′E / 28.350°N 130.000°E	Japan	Island of Kikai — Kagoshima Prefecture
28°18′N 130°0′E / 28.300°N 130.000°E	Pacific Ocean
0°14′N 130°0′E / 0.233°N 130.000°E	Halmahera Sea	Passing by numerous small islands of  Indonesia
1°45′S 130°0′E / 1.750°S 130.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Misool
2°1′S 130°0′E / 2.017°S 130.000°E	Ceram Sea
2°59′S 130°0′E / 2.983°S 130.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Seram
3°29′S 130°0′E / 3.483°S 130.000°E	Banda Sea	Passing through the Banda Islands (at 4°33′S 130°0′E / 4.550°S 130.000°E)
6°18′S 130°0′E / 6.300°S 130.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Serua,  Indonesia
6°19′S 130°0′E / 6.317°S 130.000°E	Banda Sea
7°42′S 130°0′E / 7.700°S 130.000°E	Indonesia	Island of Dawera
7°44′S 130°0′E / 7.733°S 130.000°E	Timor Sea	Passing just west of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory,  Australia (at 11°47′S 130°1′E / 11.783°S 130.017°E)
13°31′S 130°0′E / 13.517°S 130.000°E	Australia	Northern Territory South Australia — from 26°0′S 130°0′E / 26.000°S 130.000°E
31°35′S 130°0′E / 31.583°S 130.000°E	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1][2]
60°0′S 130°0′E / 60.000°S 130.000°E	Southern Ocean
65°59′S 130°0′E / 65.983°S 130.000°E	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

• 129th meridian east
• 131st meridian east

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". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2013.