123rd meridian east explained

The meridian 123° 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 123rd meridian east forms a great circle with the 57th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 123rd meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Arctic Ocean
	Laptev Sea
		Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from
		Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — from Heilongjiang — from Inner Mongolia — from Jilin — from Inner Mongolia — from Liaoning — from
	Yellow Sea	Passing just east of the Shandong Peninsula, Shandong, (at)
	East China Sea	Passing just east of the Zhoushan archipelago, Zhejiang, (at)
		Okinawa Prefecture — island of Yonaguni
	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea
		Island of Luzon
	Ragay Gulf
		Island of Burias
	Sibuyan Sea
		Island of Panay
	Guimaras Strait
		Island of Negros
	Sulu Sea
		Island of Mindanao
	Celebes Sea
		Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
	Gulf of Tomini
		Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
	Peleng Straits
		Island of Peleng
	Banda Sea	Passing just west of the island of Manui, (at)
		Island of Wowoni
	Banda Sea	Passing just east of the island of Sulawesi, (at)
		Island of Buton
	Banda Sea
		Island of Buton
	Banda Sea
		Islands of Flores, Adonara and Solor
	Savu Sea
		Island of Rote
	Indian Ocean
		Ashmore and Cartier Islands
	Indian Ocean
		Western Australia
	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

• 122nd meridian east
• 124th 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.