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135th meridian east

Line of longitude

Line of longitude

The meridian 135° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Australasia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 135th meridian east forms a great ellipse with the 45th meridian west, meaning it is a quarter away from the 180th meridian and 3 quarters from the 0th meridian.

From Pole to Pole

Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 135th 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 Khabarovsk Krai — from Jewish Autonomous Oblast — from , passing just west of Khabarovsk (at ) Khabarovsk Krai — from Primorsky Krai — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sea of Japan |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Island of Honshū — Kyoto Prefecture — Hyōgo Prefecture — from , passing through Akashi — Kyoto Prefecture — from — Hyōgo Prefecture — from Awaji Island — from — Hyōgo Prefecture |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Osaka Bay |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Wakayama Prefecture — Tomogashima, passing just west of Tomogashima Lighthouse |-valign="top" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean Passing just west of the island of Mios Num, (at ) |- | ! scope="row" |

Island of New Guinea
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;"
-valign="top"

| ! scope="row" | | Northern Territory South Australia — from |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean |- ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica

Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
}

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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