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130th meridian east

Line of longitude

The meridian 130° 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 130th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 50th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 130th 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 |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Heilongjiang Jilin — from |- | ! scope="row" | | |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Island of Kyūshū — Saga Prefecture — Nagasaki Prefecture — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Island of Shimoshima — Kumamoto Prefecture |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea Passing just east of the island of Kuroshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, (at ) Passing just west of the island of Kuchinoerabujima, Kagoshima Prefecture, (at ) |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Island of Kikai — Kagoshima Prefecture |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Halmahera Sea |- | ! scope="row" |

Island of Misool
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Island of Serua,
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Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
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References

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

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