The meridian 116° 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.
The 116th meridian east forms a great circle with the 64th meridian west.
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 116th meridian east passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | ||
| Laptev Sea | ||
| Sakha Republic — Peschanyy Island | ||
| Laptev Sea | ||
| Sakha Republic Irkutsk Oblast — from Republic of Buryatia — from Irkutsk Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from Republic of Buryatia — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from | ||
| Inner Mongolia | ||
| Inner Mongolia Hebei – from Beijing – from Hebei – from Shandong – from Henan – for about 8 km from Shandong – from Henan – from Anhui – from Hubei – for about 10 km from Anhui – from Hubei – from Jiangxi – from, passing just east of Nanchang (at) Fujian – from Guangdong – from | ||
| South China Sea | Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands | |
| Sabah – on the island of Borneo | ||
| North Kalimantan East Kalimantan South Kalimantan | ||
| Java Sea | Passing just west of Laut Island, (at) Passing just east of the Kangean Islands, (at) | |
| Bali Sea | ||
| Island of Lombok | ||
| Indian Ocean | ||
| Western Australia – passing just east of Perth (at) | ||
| Indian Ocean | Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1] [2] | |
| Southern Ocean | ||
| Antarctica | Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by | |