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120th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 120° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. In mean solar time this offset is the UTC+08:00 time zone.

The 120th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 60th meridian west. The 120th meridian east is the easternmost of South China Sea, according to Vietnam's typhoon warning region.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 120th meridian east passes through:

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Shandong (Shandong Peninsula)
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| ! scope="row" | | Jiangsu Zhejiang – from , passing just west of Hangzhou (at ) Fujian – from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Islands of Cabarruyan and Luzon
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Islands of Busuanga and Culion
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Island of Dumaran
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Island of Laparan
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Islands of Tawi-Tawi and Bilatan
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Island of Sulawesi
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Island of Flores
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Island of Sumba
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Western Australia
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| ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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References

References

  1. "What is longitude?".
  2. Darby, Andrew. (22 December 2003). "Canberra all at sea over position of Southern Ocean". The Age.
  3. "Indian Ocean". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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