122nd meridian east explained

The meridian 122° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 122nd meridian east forms a great circle with the 58th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 122nd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Arctic Ocean
	Laptev Sea
		Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — for about 3 km from Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from
		Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — Jilin — Inner Mongolia — Liaoning —
	Yellow Sea	Liaodong Bay
		Liaoning — Liaodong Peninsula
	Yellow Sea
		Shandong — Shandong Peninsula
	Yellow Sea
	East China Sea
		Shanghai — Jiuduansha (intertidal)
	East China Sea	Passing through the Donghai Bridge (at)
		Zhejiang — Zhoushan Island, mainland, and minor islands
	East China Sea
		Easternmost point of the island of Taiwan — claimed by
	East China Sea
	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea — passing just east of islands in the Batanes group, (at)
		Batan Island
	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea — passing just east of the Babuyan Islands, (at)
		Island of Luzon
	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea
		Island of Polillo
	Lamon Bay
		Islands of Alabat and Luzon
	Tayabas Bay
		Island of Marinduque
	Tablas Strait	Passing just west of the island of Banton, (at) Passing just west of the island of Simara, (at)
		Island of Tablas
	Sibuyan Sea
		Island of Panay
	Sulu Sea
		Island of Panay
	Sulu Sea
		Island of Mindanao
	Basilan Strait
		Island of Basilan and the Tapiantana Islands
	Celebes Sea
		Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
	Gulf of Tomini
		Togian Islands
	Gulf of Tomini
		Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
	Banda Sea
		Island of Sulawesi (South-East Peninsula
	Banda Sea
		Island of Kabaena
	Banda Sea	Passing just east of the Selayar Islands, (at)
	Flores Sea
		Island of Flores
	Savu Sea
		Island of Savu
	Indian Ocean
		Western Australia — Seringapatam Reef
	Indian Ocean	Passing just east of Scott Reef, Western Australia, (at)
		Western Australia — mainland and the Archipelago of the Recherche
	Indian Ocean	Australian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean^[1] ^[2]
	Southern Ocean
	Antarctica	Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also

• 121st meridian east
• 123rd meridian east

Notes and References

1. News: Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean. Darby. Andrew. 22 December 2003. The Age. 13 January 2013. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225172821/https://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-all-at-sea-over-position-of-southern-ocean-20031222-gdwzeb.html. live.
2. Web site: Indian Ocean. Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 January 2013. 25 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225033356/https://www.britannica.com/place/Indian-Ocean. live.