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122nd meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="130" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Sakha Republic Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — for about 3 km from Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from Amur Oblast — from Zabaykalsky Krai — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — Jilin — Inner Mongolia — Liaoning — |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" |

Liaoning — Liaodong Peninsula
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Shandong — Shandong Peninsula
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| ! scope="row" | | Shanghai — Jiuduansha (intertidal) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" |

Zhejiang — Zhoushan Island, mainland, and minor islands
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Easternmost point of the island of Taiwan — claimed by
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| ! scope="row" | | Batan Island |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Island of Luzon
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Island of Polillo
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Islands of Alabat and Luzon
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| ! scope="row" | | Island of Marinduque |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Tablas Strait Passing just west of the island of Simara, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" |

Island of Tablas
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Island of Panay
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Island of Panay
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Island of Mindanao
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Island of Basilan and the Tapiantana Islands
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Island of Sulawesi (Minahassa Peninsula)
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Togian Islands
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Island of Sulawesi (East Peninsula)
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Island of Sulawesi (South-East Peninsula
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| ! scope="row" | | Island of Kabaena |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Flores Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Island of Flores
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Island of Savu
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| ! scope="row" | | Western Australia — Seringapatam Reef |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- | ! scope="row" |

Western Australia — mainland and the Archipelago of the Recherche
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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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