124th meridian east explained

The meridian 124° 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 124th meridian east forms a great circle with the 56th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 124th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Arctic Ocean
Laptev Sea
Sakha Republic — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland
Amur Oblast — from
Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia — from
Heilongjiang — from
Jilin — from
Liaoning — from
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Islands of Kohamajima and Kuroshima
Pacific OceanPhilippine Sea — passing just east of the island of Luzon, (at)
— passing just west of the island of Catanduanes, (at)
Agutaya Island
Albay Gulf
Island of Luzon
Samar Sea
Island of Masbate
Visayan Sea
Islands of Cebu and Mactan
Cebu Strait
Island of Bohol
Bohol Sea
Island of Mindanao
Celebes SeaIllana Bay
Island of Mindanao
Celebes Sea
Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
Molucca Sea
Island of Timpaus
Banda Sea
Tukangbesi Islands
Banda Sea
Island of Pantar
Savu Sea
Island of Timor
Timor Sea
Indian Ocean
Western Australia
Indian OceanAustralian authorities consider this to be part of the Southern Ocean[1] [2]
Southern Ocean
AntarcticaAustralian Antarctic Territory, claimed by

See also

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.