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126th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 126° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, Australia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 126th meridian east forms a great circle with the 54th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 126th 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 — islands of the Lena Delta and the mainland Amur Oblast — from |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" |

Heilongjiang — for about 10 km

| ! scope="row" | | Amur Oblast — for about 9 km |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Inner Mongolia — for about 1 km from Heilongjiang — from Jilin — from |- | ! scope="row" | | For about 2 km |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" |

Jilin — for about 2 km

| ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea |- | ! scope="row" | | Several islands of Sinan and Jindo counties |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yellow Sea |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean — passing just east of Calicoan Island, (at ) — passing just east of Suluan Island, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" |

Islands of Siargao and Middle Bucas
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Island of Mindanao
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Island of Mangole
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Island of Sanana
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Island of Buru — westernmost point
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Island of Wetar
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Island of Timor
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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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